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Liv Pennie: Sep 8, 2023 1:19:04 PM
We’ve written before about the three main pitfalls of careers tests. The kind of tests that promise to deliver The Answer, The Solution, The One True...
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Grace Kinch: Jun 27, 2023 2:11:03 PM
Prompted by a recent article in The Guardian, BECOME Education Consultant Grace Kinch, has been thinking about some of the surprises students may...
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Jim Bright: Jun 14, 2023 1:30:49 PM
First published in the Sydney Morning Herald, June 10, 2023. Narrowing down our options is probably the most common approach to decision-making. Its...
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Jim Bright: Jan 25, 2023 1:00:00 AM
As we start the year it's natural to set goals for ourselves, our teams and our students. But this extract, from one of the podcasts by Prof. Jim...
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David Wilson: Sep 9, 2022 12:24:12 PM
Heard on a New York sidewalk: “Pardon me,” the man says, “can you tell me how to get to Carnegie Hall?” “Yes,” answers the maestro. “Practice!” This...
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Liv Pennie: Aug 19, 2022 2:59:08 PM
I’m an optimist. But wow, that bubble has been a bit deflated reading the Monash Uni discussion paper, Young Women Choosing Careers: Who Decides?
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Sam Gibb: Feb 11, 2021 3:38:00 PM
We lack the tools that we need to make reasonable decisions for ourselves as we go through life. Traditional education doesn’t adequately prepare us...
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When I was in Year 4 I learned to play the guitar. Now, when I say learned, I mean that I got a loan guitar from the school band, was taught a few...
