No jargon and nothing to sign up for. Written by a practising Australian teacher about the things that actually come up at home, from maths anxiety to choosing senior subjects.
You have felt the pull to just show them. Here is what to do instead, in the form of questions that actually work.
5 min read WellbeingYou have watched a capable kid shut down the moment numbers appear. Here is what is actually going on, and what helps.
6 min read CurriculumYour child was fine at maths. Then fractions arrived. This is one of the most predictable wobbles in primary school, and there are good reasons for it.
5 min read TransitionsThe Year 7 dip is so common it is almost scheduled. Understanding what actually changes makes it much easier to handle.
5 min read SeniorThe advice at the school gate is mostly wrong. Here is what genuinely matters when your child picks Year 11 and 12 subjects.
6 min read NAPLANNAPLAN generates more anxiety than almost anything else in primary school. Most of it is misplaced. Not all of it.
5 min read LiteracyReading is the thing every other subject is made of. Here is how to rebuild a reader who has decided books are not for them.
5 min read PracticalReports are written carefully, and not always plainly. Here is how to read one, and what to do about it.
5 min read Study skillsIt is the most popular study method in the country and one of the least effective. Here is what the evidence says to do instead.
6 min read TransitionsYour Year 6 is about to become a Year 7. Here is what genuinely helps, and what is just anxiety with a worksheet.
5 min read WellbeingSome stress is useful. Some is destructive. Here is how to tell the difference, and what to do at home.
5 min read PracticalThe honest answer is mostly no. But there is a specific exception, and it matters.
4 min read CurriculumIt feels old fashioned in a world of calculators. It is one of the highest leverage things your child will ever learn.
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