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Does anyone else get sick of seeing the NSW Government talk about helping people in need in the context of Education while they're currently in the process of further entrenching segregation in the Waratah State? This year, over 200 new support units were announced in NSW, and this was announced as some kind of 'win'. But these are not new classrooms. They're not new demountables. They didn't announce new resources. 200 new support units means that NSW is going to take Disabled students who are already in mainstream classes and move them into segregated settings. This is not a win. This is a step back toward the dark ages. It is, almost certainly, a decision that would have arisen from liaison with the NSW Teacher's Federation, whose policy position on Disability is - and has long been - that Disabled students are best kept in 'special' schools and separate classes. There are deep roots here that go all the way back to Purvis v NSW and beyond. While on one level, we understand at The ANPA that resource scarcity is a strong driver of hostile and fearful attitudes toward Disabled students among burnt-out, under-resourced teachers working in public schools sucked dry of funding by private schools (enjoy those gymnasiums and swimming pools on the public docket, St. Richies) - We also just kind of don't get it. See, we're all union thugs, too, from way back. And we know that shared struggle is the best struggle. Working together, we get more done, and the star of the Disability rights movement has risen. It is not going to descend any time soon. If I were a strategic unionist right now in Education, I'd see Disability rights activists as an opportunity, not my enemy: Because what do we Disability justice bandits screech for more of in education? Funding. Lots of it. Now. And the single biggest kick up the arse the DOE has had in some time has been the Disability Royal Commission which specifically suggested increased funding. Massively increased funding. Our kids are probably the reason that public education will *eventually* be adequately funded. They will also probably be the reason that conditions will improve and ratios will drop. You need a lot more money and staff to run an inclusive school. That is why we keep yelling FUND PUBLIC EDUCATION. Ain't nothing like a common goal, is there? Food for thought, eh. #UnionThugs #ThereIsPowerInAUnion #InclusiveEducation #SegregationIsNotTheAnswer #FundingForInclusion #NoNewSupportUnits #NSWEducation #NSWSchools #DisabilityJustice

Rewards and punishments make obedient children because they fear doing wrong and crave approval and external gratification. Connection makes children who live by integrity and empathy because they know mistakes are learning opportunities and doing the right thing provides internal gratification. #connectionovercorrection

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Exciting new projects are coming in the new year! Shepherd professors Drs. Jason Allen and Ben Bankhurst recently received funding for the “Almost Heaven: A Collection of West Virginia Teaching Resources” project. Shepherd looks forward to kicking off the project by hosting local educators for a two-day workshop centered on archive examination, discussion, and lesson preparation, making more resources available to teachers in West Virginia. Learn more about the program: https://lnkd.in/dZVtbjvp

In the second installment of our 3-part series, Joshua Sheats and I delve further into the subject of education and how worldschooling his own five children has altered his ideas about what makes a “well-educated man.” Enjoy! https://hubs.ly/Q02t0hy50

Curious to know what goes on at Mannix? Check out the first edition of From East to West for 2024! You'll learn about: > Student Leadership > Access scholarships > Academic Support > Sustainability Excellence > Mental Health Advocacy > 50 Years of Coeducation and more! https://lnkd.in/gewmvQEn

Get your note-taking apps ready, Michigan school marketing and admissions teams! 🔥 Liz Zweigle is going to bring the heat. Also, sidebar chat, anyone else take a deep dive lately? Liz is all about deep dives. When she's not diving into school marketing best practices with our teams, she's 100% pushing the limits of our ClickUp flows. #schoolmarketing #educationmarketing #enrollmentmarketing #privateschool #independentschool #schoolmarketingideas

In the second installment of our 3-part series, Joshua Sheats and I delve further into the subject of education and how worldschooling his own five children has altered his ideas about what makes a “well-educated man.” Enjoy! https://hubs.ly/Q02t0czt0