Dragon and Boy - Journey of Discovery

Over the weekend I headed off to Canberra to attend the opening of an exhibition of new work by Solomon Grainger.

Griffith Central Preschool Opening and Farewell

Aunty Gloria, John and Adrian, family and friends, thank you and I apologise for the next few minutes as I share what the last 30 plus years was like and what it has given me.  I also apologise at the start for the tears, those that know me understand that I'm a sook when I stand in front of crowds and even gatherings of friends is no better.

Thank you Minister.

Can I just how disappointed I am at the cabinet reshuffle today. It's all about politics, not about the right person for the job, and even in political party's, the slicing and dicing about who deserves this and who gets that, who gets my retribution is played just as hard as across debating table.

Beyond Year 12, The Class of 2016

Well Year 12 team of 2016, its here at last, that time you were told the focus of your school years, the HSC, the exam of exams, and its so important, you were told, that how you score in the various subjects over the next few weeks will determine your life outcomes. 

What a crock of crap. Seriously on behalf of every parent, Aunt, uncle and every teacher who drummed that message home into your head, so now it has become this huge Blob that threatens to consume your life, I want to say "we are sorry, we lied, we told a porky". The real truth lies within the community you live, the communities you will move and the world you are yet to discover. 

Transhumanism and its impact on children and learning

Technology is for some of us is an extension of who we are and essentially built into our very being, for others its unfathomable and alien, confusing and irrelevant. I'm listening to the new Guru in my life Jason Silva and his thoughts on technology and humans.  I work in early childhood and see that technology and children are made for each other in way that has never happened before.  The designers of new technology have studied how we engage with tools for so long that now we are at a stage where the machinery we are using is more attuned to how we engage, its intuitive, learning and reactive. We want and need to touch, talk, look and participate, its so powerful. 

What does story telling tell us about ourselves and who we are.

In my presentation, on Technology in EC, that I recently delivered to the leadership teams in GoodStart Early Childhood Services at CSU Wagga, I used this short film by Jason Silva to open and focus our thoughts. 

The Power of Story is the early childhood story and I think the story of humanity.