It can be tempting to lecture or punish kids for a disappointing end-of-year school report – but a recent study shows that's likely to backfire in later years.www.shutterstock.comThe end of the year is speeding towards us, and for teachers, kids and parents alike, that means one thing – report card time.
Right now, teachers across...
Harmony Day is part of efforts in Australia to promote social cohesion, which showed a marked improvement in 2015, according to the Scanlon Foundation survey.Wikimedia Commons/DIAC Images, CC BYThere is a widely accepted narrative that in the course of 2015, during the last period of the Abbott prime ministership, there was a failure of...
Who's watching?Richy!/Flickr, CC BY-NCWhen a number of senior managers of the beleaguered 7-Eleven franchise chain appeared before a Senate committee last month, they blamed the Franchising Code of Conduct for their apparent lack of action in response to the unlawful behaviour of franchisee operators.
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From hot to cold and cold to hot, the weather can make a difference to our health.Michael Levine-Clark/Flickr, CC BY-SASeasonal fluctuations in disease have been recognised for millennia. Until recent times, these phenomena were ascribed to changes in the weather. It’s easy to understand why.
This time of the year the weather is predictably...
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Create a Predictable Weekly Structure A consistent weekly routine can make study easier to manage when students are balancing several subjects. Chatswood tutoring can provide a fixed learning point a...
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For decades, the Australian trade and construction sector operated almost entirely on word-of-mouth recommendations and local community networks. Small business owners typically relied on local newspa...
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Introduction Visa decisions can shape employment, family life, study plans, travel, and future residence. A small omission can lead to delay, added expense, or refusal. Immigration lawyers assess l...
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Many industrial processes require moisture to be removed from compressed air, products or process materials before they move to the next stage. Excess moisture can affect equipment performance, produc...
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Effective communication helps teams stay organised, share ideas and keep track of important information. While digital tools are now common in many workplaces, a whiteboard continues to provide a simp...
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The Evolution of Sustainable Event Merchandise Event planning has undergone a massive transformation over the last decade. Gone are the days when organizers could hand out cheap, single use plastic...
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Flowers have a great power to speak when humans cannot express their feelings with right words. Flowers are the best gifts when you are celebrating a birthday or welcoming a newborn child into your fa...
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For a long time, you might have defaulted to overseas suppliers when sourcing fabricated metal components for a project. The unit price was lower on paper, and the maths seemed straightforward. That...
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