Mark's Learning Log- Time for Surgery! December 1, 2025As I said in the first post Yikes I have prostate cancer it was now time after a biopsy to decide on which treatment or surgery was I going to have. From the images above it is probably clear that … Continue reading →mwalker
- Yikes, I’ve got Prostate Cancer November 24, 2025I’ve been encouraged to write this post by my urology physiotherapist – yes there is such a thing – to share my journey and encourage discussion amongst men. Well, the short history was that some 6 years ago during my … Continue reading →mwalker
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Category Archives: Repeating Classes
Why are we still asking questions about students repeating or being retained in the 21st century?
I was requested to publish an updated post on the research around students repeating or being retained in the same level class. This post was first published some 3 years ago and surprise surprise the issue hasn’t gone away. In summary I reported then, using … Continue reading
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Tagged http://bounceback.com.au/files/article_repeating_06.pdf, http://kidshealth.org/kid/grow/school_stuff/repeating.html, http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_6970000/newsid_6974800/6974858.stm, http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/parenting/2008190324_faull20.html, http://www.stepfamily.asn.au/forum/index.php?topic=29643.msg442659
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School Readiness or Not
Recently Elsternwick Primary in partnership with Bayside Council hosted a talk by Kathy Walker on school readiness. This annual event is always popular with over 50 people present. Kathy Walker is a noted early years educator who works in schools and kindergardens. … Continue reading
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Elephants on the Table!
Ever been to a meeting where some “elephants” were raised from under the table? Well at a recent staff meeting two elephant type issues were raised: student’s repeating classes and teacher roles and how allotment decisions are made. I have previously made … Continue reading
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