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Principals Pen Thursday, 21 Nov 2019

INTERVENING

In their highly acclaimed book The Self-Driven Child, authors Stixrud and Johnson make the connection...

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Principals Pen Thursday, 07 Nov 2019

THE NEXT BIG THING

Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans. John Lennon What’s the...

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Principals Pen Wednesday, 23 Oct 2019

DEEP LEARNING IS HARD WORK

A study released by Harvard University last month found that, while students felt they learned more in...

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Principals Pen Friday, 11 Oct 2019

THE GUARDIAN OPINION: OUR TEACHERS...

By Jane Mueller. Published by The Guardian on 11 October, 2019. I vividly recall a...

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Principals Pen Thursday, 03 Oct 2019

SMH OPINION: HOW THE UNIVERSITY...

By Jane Mueller. Published by the Sydney Morning Herald on 3 October, 2019. Everything is...

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Principals Pen Wednesday, 11 Sept 2019

LEARNING A SECOND LANGUAGE

An example of a school subject that may be considered to be non-academic, but is...

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Principals Pen Wednesday, 28 Aug 2019

10 BELIEFS ABOUT LEARNING

Living Faith’s approach to education is founded on our beliefs about learning, which draw upon...

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Principals Pen Saturday, 24 Aug 2019

BEYOND LIVING FAITH

One of the questions I’m often asked when talking with parents during the enrolment process...

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Principals Pen Wednesday, 14 Aug 2019

STRUGGLE: AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT OF...

In our Western society we can be quick to protect our children from struggles. It’s...

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