Badges, Rewards, and Barking Dogs
Badges are a new thing in education at the moment. Read about them here. They seem a harmless, if not motivational, way to assist...
Never too late ...
Occasionally, I’m forced to defend my position on homework. It’s rarely to another educator these days, but the odd parent raises their...
TDR Podcast Episode 20: Cover your ears Ruth!
The boys discover portmanteaus, debate toilet paper, get everyone new jobs, and disappoint Joel's mum. Again. 1060- Our sponsor: #podcast...
TDR Podcast Episode 19: Will one punch get you a silent haircut?
Chris and Joel overcome terminal illness to be in studio. Pete learns to weld and opens up about the loss of his favourite hairdresser....
TDR Podcast Episode 18: Screaming Across Continents And Into The Past
When do you have the 'sex' talk with your kids? The TDR team pretend they have a clue regarding this topic. Sports talk, yelling at the...
TDR Podcast Episode 17: The unfenced Asylum
Simon is back! We discuss Simon's life in Cooktown, Far North Queensland. Joel wonders is he should have trusted his daughter. Simon...
TDR Podcast 2017 Ep6: The 6 year old beatnik
Pete discovers he's growing a hipster. Joel continues his reporting on the war on graffiti. Knitting, pocket money, man buns and more....
TDR Podcast 2017 Ep5: Don't say that! Don't you ever say that!
Our very first guest!! Film maker Gabor Kukucska joins us to discuss why on Earth anyone would want to make a documentary about Chris....
A Minecraft Classroom
We've been using Minecraft in my Year 6 classroom for a couple of week to great effect. Here I've outlined some of the main activiti
I bribed my child and I'm proud of it
I don’t like using bribes for behaviour. As a teacher, I’ve avoided sticker charts and points systems and instead rely on developing...