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Mum’s shame

Posted by The Editor on Wednesday 21 November 2007, 8:22 am
Categories: Education, Politics Tags: Tags: apostrophes, OrthographicNazi, StopWork, teachers

As noted previously Victorian teachers are stopping work today in support of the union’s claim for better pay and conditions. As Bridgit quite rightly points out I should be — and am — ashamed of myself. But I’m not the only one who should be feeling the sickly burden of shame. On page three of today’s Age is a picture of the concerned looking parent that Bridgit spoke of, leaning on the wall of her kitchen next to a small blackboard containing a list of the week’s events. I’d show you a photo of the photo (original photo not online) but the stupid batteries in my stupid camera are dead, so you’ll have to live with a written reproduction of the blackboard.

Wed — Swimming
– Teacher’s strike

Thurs — Drms

Fri — VCE Conf

According to our Disgruntled Mornington Mum (DMM) there is only one teacher going on strike today.

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Life imitates art

Posted by The Editor on Tuesday 20 November 2007, 4:47 pm
Categories: Education, GrodsNews, Politics Tags: Tags: JobInterview, LachlanConnor, pay, schools, StopWork, teaching

Just had a job interview and in the middle of it had a bizarre out-of-body experience when I heard myself talking like Lachlan Connor. “You see a classroom is a community, and my students are part of that classroom, and so to build a positive school community I need to build positive students in my classroom.”

ps/- Why do I need to go to a job interview less than twelve months after getting a job? You can thank the Victorian Government’s over-reliance on contract employment for public school teachers. That’s one of the reasons that we’re stopping work tomorrow; along with the fact that Victorian teachers are on the lowest salaries in Australia. See you at Vodafone Arena at 10am.

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