Posted 6 April 2012 Education occurs in many varied settings: in the home, classroom, media and many social settings. Good social policy is mindful of
Tag: character building
Education – Character Building
Posted 6 April 2012 Most, if not all religions or spiritual philosophies, extol the virtues of developing honesty and morality as character traits. Whether, as
Knife Crime
Posted 23 April 2012 To be effective against knife and other crime, take a look at the culture underpinning it. Violence today is glorified with
Mental Health
Posted 24 April 2012 The Gillard government pre-election commitment of $277 million to tackle suicide prevention is a welcome announcement, though only addresses the immediate
Medicalization
Medicalization is the process where human conditions and problems become defined as medical conditions, and thus are resigned to treatment by the medical profession; often
Where’s Our Mojo?
Posted 30 April 2012 Multiculturalism has certainly contributed to the richness of our culture; though, with the political correctness of our times: gone is the
London riots
The riots in England are both shocking and concerning in their scale and duration. Particularly as England is democratic and developed nation. The unrest highlights
Education Reform: Forget Gonski look at Finland.
Firstly the Gonski Review should be congratulated for adopting a needs based approach to education, to enhance disadvantaged students’ ability in achieving a fundamentally sound
Trump and lessons learnt about political leadership.
With sufficient wisdom, it is unlikely that you will make the wrong decision. Fundamentally, wisdom involves three things: listening, thinking and meditating. One of the