Today has been inspiring. We heard from eight ( I think) Rural Youth Ambassadors at the CEP Conference in Melbourne today. Follow @countryedproj There are teachers here from across the state, from rural and regional centres.
Did you know that 38% of CEOs in top Australian companies were raised in the country? That means that a rural education prepares almost half of our business leaders.
We have had a MASSIVE reminder of the power student voice has in the achievement and engagement of students in rural and regional areas.
For me new pedagogies coupled with current and future technologies are a MAJOR part of ongoing achievement for students in rural and regional areas. Also, because they are unique communities shaped by their environments, rurality, remoteness and history, they have the capacity to produce unique individuals who will light the way through the fog with their red noses. (Thank you to Yong Zhao for the existential explanation as to why my nose is always red)
Great day - dinner to come with Harold Mitchell speaking - and another day tomorrow.
I hear the day with Eric Sheninger was equally AWESOME. More power to the LSDA futureniks.
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