Teacher Salary Benefits in Australia
Teaching in Ontario (Canada) is brilliant for a number of reasons; the pension’s reputedly one of the best in the world, and the teacher salary benefits: massage, dental, optometry, even…
Coming through Customs: Into Australia
The Aussie are so hardcore at Customs, they even attempted to capture the drama in a reality TV show called “Border Control“. Why the Drama? You see, Australia’s had a…
When Should You Teach in Australia?
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?…
How to Survive Winter in Melbourne
The leaves that once strewn the sidewalks have now been kicked to the gutter! Or have they? That’s the Melbourne winter difference—the leaves get to stick around. After Autumn, the…
Three Report Card Writing Tips
It’s coming around to that time of the year…yet this year I’ve made a tyro mistake. I was wondering last week why it was so quiet. I didn’t have any…
Poll Results: Best Classroom Management…
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…
ROOTS Clothing? Don’t Pack it for Australia!
Roots Clothing. We all love it. But in Australia, we don’t wear it. Here’s why: “roots” is actually a verb in Australia..and it has less to do with a tree…
School Dress Code for Teachers in Australia – What you need to pack
After teaching here for 3 years, I can’t think of an Australian school where the students do not wear a uniform. We seem to gauge teacher-dress by student dress, no…
How Much Money do you need to Move to Australia?
When I moved to take a teaching job in Australia with my partner we had no one on the other side to help us. Even though we had each lived…
Traveling Vietnam: Western Tourists “Be Weary”
One of the Best countries in Asia… Hopefully, you’ve read about all the reasons I love Vietnam. Here are some things to be ‘weary’ of though, so these potential ‘surprises’…
