Don't worry, a school library with fewer books and more technology is good for today's students
A recent article about a new approach to a school library sparked vigorous discussion on social media. Many worried the school had completely abolished traditional library services. The article describes how a Melbourne school changed its library to a technology-focused centre staffed by “change adopters” who host discussions with students and encourage creative thinking. The school’s principal was forced to defend the library’s restructure. She wrote that its traditional purpose hadn’t been lost.
Australian School Program on Domestic Violence Shames Boys
October 19, 2016 by Robert Franklin, Esq, Member, National Board of Directors, National Parents Organization "You could see the little girls, fat with complacency and conceit while the little boys sat there crumpled, apologising for their existence, thinking this was going to be the pattern of their lives." Lessing said the teacher tried to "catch my eye, thinking I would approve of this rubbish". She added: "This kind of thing is happening in schools all over the place and no one says a thing.
Welcome to hell on Earth in Australia - Higgins Storm Chasing
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Why We Still need Bookshops and Librairies in the Internet Age
Dare the question: do we really need bookstores (or even libraries) today? In theory, no. If you’re in search of a book a simple click on the Internet can satisfy it: within 24 hours it is delivered in your mailbox. Better, you can have it immediately in its digital version. Better yet, lying in your couch you can ask your personal assistant — Alexa, Watson, Siri whatever… — to take care of the purchase.
The cycle of domestic violence repeats until we stop it
“I can’t get a restraining order against her. She’s my kid’s mom. What would that do to the kids?” and “He’s a good father, he’s just under a lot of stress at work.” These are the two most common excuses that victims make to avoid holding their abusers accountable. My goal this Domestic Violence Awareness month is to open up the conversation about DV, who perpetrates it, who facilitates it, and who benefits from it.
Interconnected risks and solutions for a planet under pressure - IGBP
References and further reading Adger, W.N. et al., 2008. Nested and teleconnected vulnerabilities to environmental change. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 7: 150–157.
The Important Emotional Labor of Librarians Most People Never Think About
For librarians, as with many other professions, “Other duties as assigned” is code for tasks that are distasteful, off-kilter, or just plain gross. I’ll be blunt: Almost every librarian I know has a story or three about retrieving something odd (think half-eaten food, cigarettes, live animals) from the book drop, cleaning up feces or other bodily concoctions, or finding members of the public doing foul deeds (clipping their nails, bathing naked in the bathroom, masturbating) in the library. But that’s not what this article is about. For librarians, “other duties as assigned” has another meaning, too. Most people intuitively understand the emotional load taken on by professions like social workers, nurses, 911 operators, and teachers.
Daily Telegraph
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Australia among the climate laggards as G20 action falls far short of goals
The world's 20 largest economies need to increase their 2030 climate commitments six-fold to keep within the two-degree warming curb agreed at the Paris summit, and Australia is among the worst laggards, a new global report argues. The Brown to Green study of the decarbonisation plans of the G20 nations by the Climate Transparency group was released on Thursday ahead of the G20 summit in Hangzhou, eastern China, on September 4-5. Loaded: 0%
Thinking Outside the Books – Snipette
It’s late in the night, when most people are getting ready for bed — if they aren’t asleep already. Daytime shops have closed long ago; they wait with their shutters down until the next morning. But in this silent street, one door remains open. It leads to a library. But what an extraordinary library this is! There are no staff working inside; no librarian.
Press release on male DV victims in Australia
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