Still working on the A to Z challenge... So here is  G and  H for Growth at Hobsonville Point Secondary School: It is my sincerest beli...

A to Z blogging challenge D and E D  is for  Determination:  I value determination, persistence, resilience and all the the other nouns tha...

One of the modules I teach this term at Hobsonville Point is all about social media, particularly looking at blogs. So because I am inpsired...

The iconic image from Charles Darwin's diary image source I'm not sure where it came from, but I have a certain fascination wit...

"Miss, why are we learning this?" When a student asks this question in my class, I know I have messed up. I believe that a student...

What are the values and the principles of your school? Do you know them off by heart? Or do you have to look them up? I am pretty sure that ...

I often (read almost always), think of my life as a Disney movie and as such, carefully consider the lessons to be learnt from Disney. O...

Late last year, I joined Twitter with a teacher account. Initially this was simply an afterthought. Something else to add to my personal ...