Editorials
ELF Annual Report 2011
Early Life Foundations takes particular pride in upholding our mission to an independent voice throughout Australia for children, parents and educators.
It's all about Relationships: Not Frameworks or Documentation: Editorial #7 2011
....... whatever happened to the process not the end product?
Children are NOT the Same as Adults: Editorial #6 2011
In recent years we have observed significant shifts in thinking and perspectives in how adults view children.
School Readiness: What's all the fuss about?: Editorial #5 2011
It is timely to have this month's editorial focus upon the issue school readiness; this is a time when many parents are feeling the angst about making the right decision for when their children sta
Children in schools need expertise in counseling - not chaplaincy: Editorial #4 2011
There have been two parallel discussions in recent weeks related to religion in schools: the Federal funding for chaplains in schools programs and the issue of religious instruction (mostly Chris
Relief and Despair – the Federal Government’s contradiction of intention and actuality: Editorial #3 2011
It was with great relief to hear that Linda Darling-Hammond, professor of education at Stanford University and a chief education adviser to US President Barrack Obama report that NAPLAN-style testi
Buildings and Furniture: The Icing but not the Cake! Editorial #2 2011
We are often asked by parents many questions about schooling, teaching and learning and school environments
The Importance of Getting the Beginning Right: Editorial #1 2011
Plato is attributed to saying, "the beginning of something is always important, especially when it is young and needs time to grow."
Meaningful Assessment is Personalised not Standardised: Editorial #8 2010
We are continually affronted by the pressure on teachers and schools to perform in the NAPLAN test - responding to government and community pressure that the NAPLAN provides an informative and mean
The Nature-Nurture Debate Gone Mad: Editorial #7 2010
The question of 'boys being boys' and 'girls being girls' (nature-nurture debate) has been discussed at length for decades.
Meaningful assessment and reporting
Stay tune for our next Editorial on meaningful assessment and reporting.
Defining Success and Effective Learning: June 2010
When parents are asked the question, "What do you want most for your children?" the common three top responses are to be;
What does it mean to have a "childhood"? April 2010
"Today's child has become the unwilling, unintended victim of overwhelming stress- the stress borne of rapid, bewildering social change and constantly rising expectations" (Elkind 2001).
Back to the meaningful “Basics”……The diversity of this country and some of the implications for teaching and learning: March 2010
As I write this I am sitting in the Cairns Airport waiting to catch a plane for the Gove Peninsula in the NT, part of Arnhem Land.
AND I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO HAVE AN EDUCATION REVOLUTION!! February 2010
As an educator, having been a teacher, academic and now a consultant in education, I am familiar with the trends in the UK and particularly the USA in recent years where students are "taught to the
