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Dec 3

Bit sillier but…

Posted on Thursday, December 3, 2009 in Reflections

…thought I should share some thought’s from our “Awe Wall”. We have a piece of butcher’s paper set up in one of the rooms here at college as our Awe Wall, where we can post things that hold us in awe. In typical spirit, it hasn’t been taken too seriously, leaving us with some cracking quips. The things currently holding TfA associates in awe include:

  • Unidentified coagulated desserts
  • Person X‘s very suave “jumper shoulder” look
  • We clap a lot (this is pretty accurate)
  • Pumpkin and potato with a side of pumpkin and potato (vegetarian options not always as diverse as might be hoped)
  • Person Y did 500 pushups
  • Downward facing dog and nipple to knee (hopefully a description of the early-morning yoga classes, else I’m not so sure…)

OK – in hindsight I’m pretty sure these are probably funnier to me than they are to you. But anyway – something a little bit lighter from the Big Brother house TFA Academy.

Nov 12

Door problems at Teach for Australia

Posted on Thursday, November 12, 2009 in Teach for Australia

Julia Gillard was once more promoting Teach for Australia in the media, this time on Lateline raising a concerning problem.

“They were literally having their doors beaten down by high-performing graduates who wanted to get on the program, and they had to turn people away.”

via Lateline – 11/11/2009: Gillard discusses education changes. (emphasis mine)

I must admit that in the visits I’ve made to the Teach for Australia offices I hadn’t noticed any damage to their doors: but I suppose it is the sort of thing you fix fairly quickly.

(I can’t stand the misuse of the word “literally” – maybe I should be shilling for an English class…. )