End of year reflection - 2019
Dec 22, 2019
As the year (and decade!) comes to an end, it’s a great time to reflect on how the year has gone before setting goals for the new year.
Reflection is such a worthwhile thing to do, as sometimes I feel like I haven’t really achieved all that much, but when I really stop and think about it I can be amazed at what I have managed to do in the space of a year.
Whilst its very useful to reflect on each of your teaching programs and make note of any changes that you would like to make for the next year, I’m more talking about your growth as a teacher in general here. '
Some questions that you could ask yourself would be:
- How did you react to challenging situations?
- Did you step outside of your comfort zone?
- Did you challenge yourself?
- Were there any limiting beliefs that held you back from doing something you wanted?
- In what ways did you grow or transform?
- What was something new that you...
What will Australia be like in 2060? A report by the CSIRO.
Dec 19, 2019
This year, the CSIRO published a report to address the question:
‘What will Australia be like economically, socially and environmentally in 2060?’
The report outlines 6 key challenges that Australia will face over the next 40 years:
- Rise of Asia: by 2030, the Asia-Pacific region will be home to 65% of the world’s middle class.
- Technological change: the rise of artificial intelligence, automation, and biotechnology will impact heavily on the nature of work. **This has huge implications for education**
- Climate change and environment: unprecedented global warming will take place, resulting in social, economic and environmental stress. Soil health will continue to decline.
- Demographics: both the growing population, and the ageing population, will put pressure on existing services.
- Trust: people don’t really trust government anymore. They also...