Arts and Humanities Commons^™

Moral Education: From Aristotle To Harry Stottlemeier, Michael Pritchard

Michael Pritchard

Between The Frets, Darrell Jones, Rebecca Simmons-Gary

Darrell Jones

A Flamenco influenced duet to the music of Villa Lobos. Part of the 12 Days of Dance series produced by Florida State University.

Bloody Ground, Hal Charles

Charlie Sweet

No abstract provided.

View From The Classroom, Rowan Cahill

Rowan Cahill

Edited version of a speech given by Rowan Cahill to the Australian Education Network's 'Vision for the Future' Conference, Sydney, 18 October 1991.

The Break-In, Hal Charles

Charlie Sweet

No abstract provided.

Summer In The Nineteenth Century, Virginia Heaven

Virginia Heaven

No abstract provided.

Teaching Engineering Ethics: A Case Study Approach, Michael Pritchard

Michael Pritchard

The Education System I'D Like To See, Rowan Cahill

Rowan Cahill

Written and published in 1989, this is an Australian classroom teacher's view of the sort of education system he would like to see, a view at odds in many ways with then prevailing practices. The article was commissioned by the editor of 'Education', journal of the NSW Teachers Federation, the author a frequent contributor to the journal and a well known activist.

Ethics, Engineering, And The Examined Life: Educational Goals For Technical Schools, Michael Pritchard

Michael Pritchard

Abracadabra, Rowan Cahill

Rowan Cahill

An account of, and warning about, the increasing strength of Creationism in Australia, and its possible threat to the future teaching of Science in Australian schools.

Thinking Things Through: Philosophy For Children In Michigan, Michael Pritchard

Michael Pritchard

Daddy's Girl, Hal Charles

Charlie Sweet

No abstract provided.

Trilce, Poema Xxxii, Marianella Machado

Marianella P. Machado

Poem XXXII, Trilce, written by the Peruvian poet César Vallejo, appeals to the sounds of words and onomatopoeic expressions (rather than to their actual meaning) to both move and shock the listener and make him/her aware of the particular situation the work presents. The extensive use of nonsense words and harsh sounds makes this work very difficult, if not impossible, to translate without altering the effect of the poet’s intention.

Two opposite dimensions are dealt with in the poem. The first, reality or the outer world, is symbolized by heat and warmth. It expresses chaos, oppression, injustice, and the absurd …

Basketball Crazy, Hal Charles

Charlie Sweet

Her daddy told her only two things could drive a Kentucky boy crazy..but Jennifer refused to follow the bouncing ball.

Dear Amity, Hal Charles

Charlie Sweet

No abstract provided.

The Adventures Of The Hare Apparent, Hal Charles

Charlie Sweet

No abstract provided.

Philosophy For Children, Michael Pritchard

Michael Pritchard

Buried In The Paper, Hal Charles

Charlie Sweet

No abstract provided.

Commitments, Hal Charles

Charlie Sweet

No abstract provided.

Teachers And Writing, Rowan Cahill

Rowan Cahill

Of historical interest:- Written at a time (1980) when the 'writing process' was interesting Australian school curriculum developers, the author argues that school teachers should be encouraged to write and to publish on education issues, and those delegated to actually teach students about 'writing' should themselves be active 'writers'.

Civic Duty, Hal Charles

Charlie Sweet

No abstract provided.

The Decline Of History, Rowan Cahill

Rowan Cahill

The author addresses the contemporary (1970s) loss of confidence, and interest, in history as a subject amongst Australian secondary school students and educational administrators. He mounts a defence of the teaching of the subject in schools, and argues for its complexities. Strategies to increase the appeal of the subject and its perceived relevance are suggested.