For everyone Teaching the truth Together, we must build an education system that amplifies our Indigenous history and culture, and enables First Nations students to feel proud and strong, writes teacher RENEE SONGORO.
For everyone Slow reads for summer daze Some of the best books to read these summer holidays – those rare weeks when we rediscover the joy of reading for pleasure alone.
For everyone When ‘gender blind’ means ‘can’t see women’ Taking pride in its ‘gender neutral’ budget reveals just how blind the Morrison government is to women, and to the true meaning of equality, argues JANE CARO.
For everyone My mindful meltdown The mental health of teachers and students has never been more serious, so why are current wellbeing strategies making me laugh, asks teacher and columnist TRAVIS MCKENZIE.
For everyone Wine: the glitz and the glamour Langhorne Creek may not be one of the glitz and glamour regions in Australian wine, but it is much undervalued.
For everyone Have yourself a merry COVID Christmas It’s hard to get our hopes up for a ‘normal Christmas’ when there’s a chance the COVID-Grinch will drop down the chimney and cough all over the tinsel, writes A.J BETTS.
For everyone Becoming better and braver From the bushfires of summer and autumn, to the reverberations of the COVID crisis, it’s little wonder that emotional exhaustion became our new normal, writes LUCY TRELOAR.
For everyone Listen and learn: Indigenous resources online With the growing number of online resources, it is easier than ever to bring Indigenous knowledge and awareness into our classrooms. Here are a few places to start.
For everyone Taking the drama out of remote learning While remote learning brought its hardships, NED MANNING found it also had some surprising benefits.
For everyone Wine: a taxing question Regular imbibers should be interested to learn that a proposal to tax wine by volume rather than value, first mooted more than a decade ago, is still alive and simmering.
For everyone Film review: First Cow Kelly Reichardt’s lyrical new film tells a rich tale of friendship between two underdogs – and a cow.
For everyone Book review: The Details We review The Details: On Love, Death and Reading by writer and teacher Tegan Bennett Daylight.
For everyone TV review: The Beach A review of the ABC TV series following director Warwick Thornton’s attempts to return to the land.
For everyone Going the distance Teachers are experts in physical distancing and isolation – and not just on a Saturday night, writes A.J. BETTS.
For everyone Reflecting on life in lockdown Although lockdown has exaggerated difference and difficulties, it’s also provided an opportunity to reexamine our lives, writes LUCY TRELOAR.
For everyone Breaking the models Remote learning gives teachers a chance to rethink classroom practice, writes TRAVIS MCKENZIE.
For everyone 10 of the best podcasts to help with remote learning From rebellious girls to Indigenous perspectives, here are some of the most interesting podcasts to help engage your students from a distance.
For everyone Video gaga: classic music videos too good not to share The best music videos don’t just enhance a good song – they often outshine it! We’ve collected some of the best kid-friendly pop clips of all time to ease the burden of lockdown (and enhance a remote lesson or two).
Schools Don’t kill the magic: the perils of NAPLAN Former teacher and public education advocate GABBIE STROUD on why the competitive mode of teaching and learning created by standardised testing has no place in our schools.
For everyone Calming movies for kids in lockdown Kids cooped up? We have unearthed a library of gentle but enthralling films that won’t leave young ones dizzy.