History Revisited – Teachers Be Sure Children are Listening!
Collecting ‘snippets’ of info about our social and cultural development, I came across this in an old file today, having saved it to laugh aloud again – Enjoy!
Education
Educated: by Tara Westover – Determination and Persistence
Determination and persistence are two characteristics defined by Rose Niland in a review of Tara Westover’s book Educated about transformation through knowledge
2018 Good Design Awards – Groundbreaking Winners Announced
Since 1958 the Good Design Awards Australia, have offered innovation; in 2018 the Next Gen Award was won by Ikki the Companion Therapy Robot for Sick Children
Vale James Fairfax – Unassuming Art of Giving Beyond Self
Rubens, Boucher, Fragonard, Ingres and Watteau are names of artists whose works James Fairfax donated, wanting to enrich the lives of all those who viewed them
Destination Melbourne – Architecture & Community + Education
As a UNESCO City of Literature, Melbourne is considered a Knowledge City a place where energy, enthusiasm, excellence and enterprise are integral to its essence
Eric McCormack’s Perception Series – The Art of Reality TV
Reality is a figment of our imagination, so if what we perceive is often wrong how can we know what is real or what isn’t* Education + Entertainment can be both encouraging and empowering. Portraying an eccentric, sometimes pompous neuroscientist and out of the box consultant to the FBI, with…
Literacy and Cultural Development
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) declares that literacy is a human right, a tool of personal empowerment and a means for cultural development. It has drafted the following definition: “Literacy is the ability to identify, understand, interpret, create, communicate and compute, using printed and written materials…
Musing On Music
Architecture, literature and philosophy are integral to the intellectual and artistic life of every society in every age, with its spirit expressed through its music Modern technology is a wonderful thing. Just love it. There are no boundaries about how we enjoy our favourite music or where, because we can…