Romy and Justin Get Schooled

Romy and Justin Get Schooled

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Romy and Justin Get Schooled episodes

  • Jane on: the importance of drama

    We interview a passionate drama teacher and passionate drama conversation ensues.

    We also talk about:

    • The follies of NAPLAN
    • The wonders of drama and the types of drama student
    • How to mark objectively in drama?
    • Relying on students to help with IT
    • Dealing with homosexual themes in curricula in a Christian school
      • 1 hr 11 min
    • Dr. Nikki Brunker on: the need for change!

      The gang discuss:

      Nikki’s journey to teaching

      The need for alternative schooling
      Why she wont teach you how to control a class
      Dealing with uncertainty
      Ungraded assessments
      Her approach to giftedness
      Entertainment in education is not the goal
      An echidna called Enid and an owl called Crunchie.

      58 min
    • Alex Symonds on: student activism and why teacher training is fraught!

      Alex Symonds is a HSIE teacher and makes his own videos. Find them here:

      https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaYDIhH3WRbLeuXUZwqL7sw

      In this episode!

      • Teachers behaving badly
      • The unavoidable limitations of teacher education (this is really good!).
      • The teacher mentality and resilience.
      • “Don’t smile until easter” debunked
      • Flipped classrooms and online learning.
      • How to compete for the students attention with THE ENTIRE WORLD IN THEIR POCKET?
      • Social activism among students. Are they exposed to too much?
      • Students stalking teachers online
      • “My favourite no” and other ways to encourage failure!

        • ALSO!

        • Justin's outdated references include Billabong icecreams, Spectre and Stickybear Basket Bounce.
          • 1 hr 27 min
        • Episode Zero! Who the hell are we?

          Romy and Justin shoot the breeze on their own backgrounds. Romy discusses her love of Drama and English and Justin professes a particularly old school view of mathematics (NOTE: Maths is more creative than he lets on!).

          53 min

        About Romy and Justin Get Schooled

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        Romy and Justin met in the front corner of their first lecture... (Nerds!)