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Time is a luxury we no longer possess

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  Time is a luxury we no longer possess Our battered Subi spacecraft, a relic in the night Flickering erratic, its core a dying light On Primary Trade Lane Delta-Nine, a river of light so grand But cycles bled away, draining across the land BK slumped, pale and strained, JB with eyes closed in despair Time a luxury we no longer possessed, consumed by cosmic air. No stopping in uncharted space No "stop and revive" in this perilous, uncharted space. The Rumour Mill's comfort is a memory, lost to time and trace. The exorbitant demand is a punch right to the gut. Our savings drained, our journey's hope, behind a costly shut. Slingshot into an anomaly But Katcha's mind intertwined with Subi, a final desperate plea, "A predictive model for a slingshot to the anomaly!" "Best case, worst case": a gamble to save everything we hold dear, with a 45% chance of structural damage, battling hope and fear. To that faint, almost imperceptible energy signature, ...
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Education system is not adequate

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This is a quote from Pew Research "Our educational system is not adequately preparing us for work of the future, and our political and economic institutions are poorly equipped to handle these hard choices". As an educator, I am concerned with whether our students gain the skills required for a quickly changing workforce.   However, when my youngest son, who is in year 10 ChromeCasted this video " Humans need not Apply " onto the family TV, the Pew Research statement carried some extra impact. Will the education my son gains completing Yr 12 and university prepare him for this?  He will graduate in 7 years' time.
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Distance Education and Visible Learning

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Hattie on school improvement: In the Visible Learning for Teachers… book Hattie refers to whole-school improvement as the platform for student achievement. know thy  impact Teachers as Change Agents have more impact than Teachers as Facilitators effective drivers: whole school attitude, philosophy, and theory of action. wrong driver: fragmented strategies Improvements are related to building a collective capacity of teachers in a school to show success - not only in achievement, but also in making learning a valued outcome, by retaining students’ interest in learning, in making students respect themselves and others, by recognizing and esteeming diversity, and by building community. Students are never ‘owned’ by a teacher, but by the school. the starting place is governance and policy. Visible Learning for Teachers Maximising Impact On Learning John Hattie 2012 ISBN: 978-0-203-18152-1-2 Student expectations and student achievement: Student Expectati...
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Fine Art and Chrome

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If you are into fine art and the chrome browser get this extension. The Google Art Project extension allows each new tab to be a masterpiece With this extension, you’ll see masterpieces from Van Gogh, Degas, Monet and other iconic artists from museums around the world in every new Chrome tab. My favorite options are; In every new tab Show apps button Show top sites Show apps button
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