An excerpt from my forthcoming Vantage Point Essay ‘Rich Kid, Poor Kid: The Battle for Public Education’ is in the SMH and Age today. You can also read it here…and weep, especially if you care about all Australia’s children as well as your own. https://t.co/uun4Vwgdzi
I was taught to speak up about injustice. Thank you to Caitlin Cassidy and The Guardian for taking me on a walk and giving me the opportunity to shine a light on the glaring injustice in how we fund public and private schools. https://t.co/VyfV86sa7W
NEW ONE-PAGER! Collaborating with @C_Hendrick on Responsive Teaching—translating his excellent new @UNESCO guide into a clear, practical summary for busy teachers.
Help share these important principles—repost 🔁 and download it FREE here 👇
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It's the Easter holidays (2026), and I have two copies of Primary Reading Simplified to give away!
For your chance to win, simply retweet this tweet *or* reply below with the name of a children's book that you love.
(Or you can do both to double your chance of winning!)
@ozteachertalk@davrosz My sister is the principal of one of the most disadvantaged public schools in NSW. She has always worked at disadvantaged schools. Not one of them was a jungle. They were brilliant places who loved and cared for their students who often battled against horrendous odds.
We had an audience full of teachers last night and it was one of the best crowds we ever had. Teachers don’t get enough. Can we make today “thank a teacher” day?
Absolutely. Australia now has one of the most segregated education systems in the OECD, by social class but also by religion, race and gender. How does this help social cohesion? https://t.co/egWXJ5lmlH
To celebrate the start of 2026, I have a copy of Primary Reading Simplified to give away.
For your chance to win, just **retweet this tweet**.
I will pick the winner at random on Saturday January 10th. Good luck!
It's here! "Developing Curriculum for Deep Thinking: The knowledge revival" is an open-access book that explains why knowledge needs to be at the heart of the curriculum: https://t.co/aBKILT0SyR