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Yesterday I struggled.  I struggled with a class that I had been asked to speak to in English about New Zealand.  This is the second time I have struggled with a class over the past week – both classes of students were about the same age.  They were also the same age as my students [...]

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And We’re Off!

Week 2 of our new school year is nearly done and dusted. Routines are established, books are beginning to take shape, ideas are flowing and my Year 7’s are beginning to find their way around a new school more easily.
During the holidays I was looking for some new “beginning of the year” activities [...]

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It never ceases to amaze me, the power of student voice during our 3-way Conferences held mid-way through our academic year.
We’ve just spent the last three nights on 3-way Conferences where the student, the teacher and the parents meet for 15 minutes.  Who does most of the talking?  Not me!  Each student manages to blow [...]

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