It was a historical day for Canada at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games when we won 14 Gold medals – the most gold medals won by any nation in history!
At the beginning of the games all the media could talk about was, “when was Canada to get a gold medal on home soil?” Well that [...]
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After all the bad commentating and press, Channel Nine changed their tactics for the Vancouver Winter Olympics. They gave Eddie McGuire an afternoon roll, Mick Malloy was hardly on at all, and the evening show was taken over by the female and male commentators that were doing the afternoon show. Well done Channel Nine in [...]
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It was a slow start but Canada has really taken our Olympic dreams to a new level. With 12 Golds and the possibility of 2 more, we lead the gold medal tally!
Not only are we leading the Golds, but we have just tied the number of medals we have ever won in any Olympic Games. With [...]
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It was nice to see the media responding to the complaints made on Channel Nine’s coverage of the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games. In our last post, we discussed the Australian coverage of the Winter Olympics. Unfortunately with the homophobic comments, and the patronizing behaviour of Eddie McGuire and Mick Malloy, there was very little reason [...]
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What do people really think of Channel Nine’s coverage of the Winter Olympics in Vancouver?
Australia is no different than most other countries in the world, where they show all their own athletes over and over again. As an ex-pat, this is frustrating because while so much sport is going on, all that is shown on [...]
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How proud I am to be Canadian! The Opening Ceremonies of the Vancouver Winter Olympics was incredible. The messages, the voices, the people said it all. I doubt there was a dry eye amongst Canadians around the world and I am sure many others felt the pride we have for our country.
I think that KD [...]
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With only one day to go before the Vancouver Olympic Games begin, I sit here in Australia wondering if I will get to see any of it!
In Melbourne, Australia the ads on Channel 9 are going strong but what does it really mean. The strangest part is when they proudly state that they will show [...]
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1) Make sure you get a map & tour of the school including the location of your classrooms.
2) Ask for your class timetable and class lists in advance.
3) Enquire about any individual needs for your students.
4) Make sure you get information about the code of conduct/consequences & procedures for discipline issues.
5) Ask about yard duty [...]
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Eating with Australians – Etiquette
1) Plate
2) Tea
3) Supper (link to http://leadingout.net/blog/2008/11/05/australian-slang-25-essential-words-and-phrases/comment-page-1/#comment-1034)
4) Bring something first time, second time, try to cook, alwyas offer to help clean up
5) eating out: dutch
As I’ve previously posted, there are a number of Australian ‘meal’ terms that will be unfamiliar to North American visiters in Australia.
Bringing a ‘plate‘ is the Australian [...]
You can’t really call yourself a teacher in the 20th Century if you’re not a Harry Potter fan. Luckily we booked our tickets for the Half Blood Prince online a few days before the opening weekend9 pm IMAX showing of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
It was General Admission so we had to wait in-line [...]
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First of all, sorry for being M.I.A. the last 2 weeks. Rest assured, I didn’t go A.W.O.L.; instead, Teach’N’Traveller now has a new look! I think it’s more user-friendly? What do you reckon?
Here’s a Tool to Help You Never Miss Out Again:
If you worried about having missed a post over the last 2 weeks, here’s [...]
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Knowing when to travel and teach overseas is critical in the decision making process but it can also effect your enjoyment once overseas.
First things first: WHY are you thinking about teaching overseas?
Are you trying to run away from something? Are you bored? Are you unhappy where you are? Is it your only option? If you can say ”YES” to [...]
FINALLY, some recognition in Western Society on the importance of language.
John Masanauskas’ “Push to help gay pupils with new anti-homophobia policy” (Herald Sun, June 02, 2009 ) reveals the possibility of a new policy to ensure teachers–adults, really–acknowledge all aspects of their ‘Duty of Care’ to protect ALL Students, including SSAY (Same Sex Attracted Youth).
Using [...]
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I was just looking at the Poll Results that are coming in this week on the latest poll “Best Classroom Management Practice is managed by…”.
Initially, I was actually surprised that the “5 years of more Experience” is rivaling “school leadership” in a neck-to-neck tie. I put in my vote (had to tip that little baby [...]
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After previously teaching 25 Essential Australian Words and Phrases, I felt it was only fair to show you the language of academia in Australia as well.
Here is an example of an Australian report card:
“In English, Sarah is having a rip snorter. Sure, she had a barry crocker on her recent exam, but if she doesn’t [...]
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He looked familiar.
Of course, that sort of thing happens to me all of the time. Once, in Kingston, working the counter of the LCBO I greeted a woman from the cafe I used to work in Orangeville like an old friend.
It turned out I didn’t know her at all.
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‘Nigger’ is a word white people don’t get to use. My Year 8 students ask me why: “Black people call each other that all the time, Miss!”
I stammer: “There’s connotations—meanings—in that word that suggests ‘hate’, when white people say it to black people.”
My students constantly voice their disgust for things by saying, “That’s gay!” [...]
After any day of teaching, I feel exhausted. I worked three jobs at a time throughout the five years I went to university full-time and I’ve never found myself so exhausted as the years since I’ve been teaching–and I’m getting so much more sleep now!
Add to this, the fact that everyone commutes to work in big sprawly [...]
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As you start out learning to blog, I have three pieces of advice:
Add your spices one at a time, tasting after each.
Burnt toast can be salvaged with lots of butter.
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At a car dealership recently, a salesman admitted to me that when he sees teachers coming, “he runs”. As a waitress, a colleague once stiffed, “bloody teachers never tip”.
We have long been regarded as stingy. And most sales people that we have to deal with dislike our supposed thriftiness. So what I’m wondering is–where does it come [...]
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The Secret to Tracking Hits on your Blog
Hey,
For those of you new or old to blogging, I came across a great post on ProBlogger. There’s a really helpful video that explains how you can track traffic. Then on the comments
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