Archive for the ‘Family’ Category
Tuesday, January 1st, 2013
I have just returned from the Annual Walker Cup Golf event which is in its 31st consecutive year. The event which is played over 72 holes has players coming from interstate: Perth and Brisbane.
This years singles winner, Alan Roberts, won by one shot. Alan played in the second last group ...
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Wednesday, September 5th, 2012
Last Sunday I spent Fathers Day with the family over a long lunch where 3 generations of Walkers gave speeches about family and unity. One brother phoned in from China to speak and everyone toasted.
I was spoilt by my own children with a card that expressed their gratitude and love ...
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Monday, August 27th, 2012
Over the past month Tori, my daughter, and I have visited 3 different universities so that she can list her placement preferences for 2013.
The photo shows her at Melbourne University.
There were a few things that struck us: the different focus each university places on the same courses, the cultural life ...
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Monday, July 9th, 2012
I have just picked up on the documentary now out at the movies "I am eleven" that poses this question to 11 year olds around the world. Why 11? I think Genevieve Bailey thought 11 years of age is a unique period where young people are not quite teenagers yet ...
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Wednesday, June 20th, 2012
Last week as part of Education Week we held our second parent and teacher forum on cyber safety. The presenter for this session was Susan McLean.
We had 50 parents attend Susan's presentation and this combined with the first cyber safety session earlier in the term means about 20% of our ...
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Monday, May 14th, 2012
I spent the day supporting my wife going through various tests to determine the cause of blood swelling up around her left knee. The orthopaedic surgeon who had previously operated on that knee was great and concluded it was a likely small muscle tear and not the knee - relief. ...
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Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012
I recently read a blog post by Jenny Luca which was critical of the way universities select entrants based on a single score. In Victoria the score is called an ATAR score. The post attracted a few comments saying it was a little better in the States where they use other measures ...
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Monday, April 25th, 2011
This recently discovered photos of Aussies in the trenches in World War 1 brings another special memory to ANZAC Day celebrations this year in Melbourne.
I've just finished watching the ANZAC Day parade here in Melbourne and how the next generations of Australians in their thousands come to pay their respects ...
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Thursday, February 25th, 2010
At the start of the school year I'm teaching a series of workshops on cyber safety for students from Years 3 - 6 . These workshops coincide with the distribution the annual student Internet Agreement that parents and students sign.
Part of the agreement that parents and students sign is that they ...
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Sunday, June 7th, 2009
I have just finished sending in my last assignment for this semester [Masters Course] and with some relief I am now able to get some of my life back and amongest other things write a bit more on my blog. My assignment was the first stage of my research project ...
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