Posts by Jackie Clark
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Men in education, eh? Well, there are paltry amounts of men in Early Childhood Education......in the AKA, there's one male head teacher (who doesn't have a family), and I think 4 teachers (who do). In 2009, there were 285 men in ECE nationally (most work in childcare centres). A lot of that, I believe, is about the Civic Creche case which scared men off teaching in general and ECE in particular. Many of them are older, most are fathers, and many come into ECE because they have had other careers, and found that they enjoy working with children. Men are actually completely suited to working with young children, and it really is wonderful to work with them. They change up the dynamic of a centre in really great ways. I don't know what the solution is to getting more men into teaching, but I really wish they would at least consider ECE as an option.
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Field Theory: How's that working out for…, in reply to BenWilson,
I'm thinking next week would be good. I'm on High Court jury duty the week after that, so I'll be incognito......
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Field Theory: How's that working out for…, in reply to Ngaire BookieMonster,
Why yes, Ngaire, yes they were.
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Field Theory: How's that working out for…, in reply to Sue,
Your attitude is entirely magical in itself, Sue. I like it. A lot. It's a good reminder. Actually, I have to think that to myself most days. When I'm getting grumpy at the kids, I keep having to remember that they are 3 and 4 yrs old and their perception of the world is a somewhat magical one that we could all learn from.
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Oh dearie dearie me. I have, of course, been reading the entire thread/twitter with interest. I am not passionate about rugby, so you'd think I wouldn't have any interest in the RWC. I'm a teacher and I don't appreciate the terms being mucked around, so once again, I would be anti RWC, right? And then there's the fact that I live in Mt Eden so certainly, I will be directly impacted by the games being held there. Another strike against the bloody thing, right? Wrong. On all counts. I sincerely do not care about rugby, but I am enjoying the vibrancy and sense of anticipation that the RWC is building up, at least in my city. Does it make up for the fact that we have had 3 very long terms? Not really. But that's okay. It means that the 4th term is wonderfully short, so I guess it's all about checks and balances. I like that we're getting smartened up, that the waterfront is starting to be as it always should have been. I think it's great that people are flocking here from everywhere else, even if more of them would be going to a concert at Wembley Stadium. I don't care about being like the rest of the world - if I gave a shit about that I wouldn't be living where I do. I do care about cultural cringe and naysayers who shit on stuff just because they can (I am really not talking about you, Gio) or because this is NZ and anything we do is shit. I care about that stuff because, quite frankly, I don't think we are shit. I like that we're little and isolated and fabulously unsophisticated in many ways. That's what makes us, us. It's why I like living here. And yes, the RWC will make me feel cheesily patriotic, but that's okay too, because I'm like that all of the time anyway.
And while we're at it - yachting is definitely a sport. And Russell, bores from the Shore, really? My family ain't bores, and our branch hasn't been from the Shore for ages, bruv. -
Hard News: When the Weather is the News, in reply to Russell Brown,
As Ruby and I were walking up the mountain, at about 5.10pm, there was the very tiniest flurry of snow. Teeny tiny amount that lasted for about 2 seconds. Imagine my horror, however, to discover on our arrival to the top, standing around watching the dogs play, when I looked to my left and the woman standing beside me had no socks on. "I left all my winter clothes in Nashville" says she. We all gaped in plain disbelief. Auckland isn't usually this cold but then this is winter.
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Hard News: When the Weather is the News, in reply to Greg Wood,
With every story you and your wonderful siblings tell about your father, his magic spreads into the world. Keep telling them.
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David, all the love in the world to you and Jen. It's a hard hard road, this bloody post earthquake thing. On the up side, I'm glad that Bob managed to neatly deposit his vomit. Very thoughtful.
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It was so cold and miserable in Mangere yesterday morning that we had 18 kids turn up out of 45, and then in the afternoon, 17 little people came. Round here, there is a general belief that cold=sickness, so yes, I guess all those kids were at home, trying to keep warm in their mostly uninsulated houses, when they could have been here, toasty and warm. Let's see what today brings.
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Hard News: Angry and thrilled about Arie, in reply to Russell Brown,
I love Jimmy's video so much - he's a clever clever, and very funny, young man, your boy is.