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'The system is not broken. It's faulty.' A teacher's plea for education reform.

"We are not the enemy." 14 teachers share what they want parents to know.

"It's not about the bloody money." What teachers in crisis actually want.

"I feel utterly defeated." The NSW public education system is failing teachers.

'Teachers are leaving the system in droves. But no one is listening.'

"I have 3 kids under 7. Here's my very comprehensive parenting guide to making it through the school year."

Joanna Lamb Hilbert

"They drain the public school system." 3 parents and a teacher on selective high schools.

Going to private school won’t make a difference to your kid's academic scores.

The Conversation

6 things to know before buying a computer for your school kid.

'I have PTSD.' I love teaching, but it could literally be the death of me.

'I’m a dietician and a mum of two. Here are 5 foolproof school lunch box ideas to try this week.'

Comparisons, comments and fat shaming: Why are we still weighing kids at school?

Teachers can't keep pretending everything is okay. Toxic positivity will only make them sick.

The Conversation

'I'm a teacher about to return to school. We're being thrown to the wolves.'

'I worked at a Christian school. When I came out, I was fired.'

7 parents share their foolproof school lunches, because we need all the inspiration we can get.

'No, you’re not imagining it. School hours are an impossible juggle for working parents.'

‘The definitive list of 6 things I’ll be doing differently this school year, as a mum of 3 kids.'

“It’s all too unpredictable.” How 12 different parents are feeling about the return to school.

"You are not defined by a number." I taught the Class of 2021. This is what I want them to know.

We need to talk about the things that made you rich as a kid during the school holidays.

"I have 2 kids in primary school. Here are 4 ways we're doing back-to-school shopping differently this year."

Leanora Wagstaff

A definitive list of back to school (and sport) supplies, according to a parent of two.

Jacqui McCallum

20 parents share their foolproof plans to keep their kids busy this school holidays.

"The education system isn’t made for kids like her": Why I dread school presentation season.

At the end-of-year assembly for parents, everyone deserves a 2021 prize.

Holly Wainwright

Mamamia's gift guide for teachers: 21 perfect presents for the educators in your life.

'I was at the teachers' strike this week. These are the stories you're not hearing.'

Teachers

'We had no sanitiser, no soap and minimal toilet paper': here's how teachers feel about going back to the classroom

The Conversation

"It's my head on the chopping block." A Year 12 teacher's open letter to parents.

"A slap in the face to all teachers." A teacher's message to the government on Q&A.

"We have never done this before, either." A message to parents, from a teacher.

Reese Witherspoon wanted to give teachers free dresses. But no good deed goes unpunished.

An ode to our teachers, who are proving to be true superheroes during the coronavirus outbreak.

"As an Australian teacher right now, I feel like a sacrificial lamb."

"I'll see 200 students today." 6 teachers on how it felt to arrive at work this morning.

Billi Fitzsimons

'Isolate teachers over 60.' A Victorian teacher's plea to the Australian government.

"I'm so grateful for teachers like this." The beautiful note Leah's daughter received from her teacher.

Jessica Staveley

'It's relentless and consuming.' The unseen mental load of being a teacher.

'I asked a teacher what she thought of my parenting. She told me... the truth.'

'After 5 years of teaching, I left the profession. No amount of money would get me back.'

"It's not a school's job to teach your children resilience. Teachers are busy enough already."

'One year had sex bets.' 6 teachers on their experiences with sexting at school.

5 teachers on when the parents misbehaved more than their students.

Billi Fitzsimons

"I find it frustrating": 7 teachers on what they think about Victoria's mobile phone ban.

Billi Fitzsimons

Just 5 pretty insulting questions we seriously have to stop asking teachers.

Jessie Stephens

"I can't do that anymore." Why so many teachers are walking away from the career they loved.

17 hilarious memes that sum up exactly what it's like being a teacher.

"I am not my tics." I have Tourette's Syndrome. This is what I want you to know.

'The system is not broken. It's faulty.' A teacher's plea for education reform.

"We are not the enemy." 14 teachers share what they want parents to know.

"It's not about the bloody money." What teachers in crisis actually want.

Kids' Lunch Diaries: A mum of four shares exactly what they're eating this week.

The item Curtis Stone refuses to put in his kids' lunchboxes but his wife Lindsay will.

What I ate as an '80s child is very different from what my kids eat now.

Jacqui McCallum

10 lunchbox treats only 90s kids could get away with taking to school.

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"Practice what you preach." An open letter to parents of teens, from a former teacher.

'The uncertainty is so stressful.' School is back, but for how long?

'My son returned to school this week. Within 4 days, we were in isolation again.'

'Please stop asking how many friends my daughter has in kindergarten.'

"I have her to thank for my career." 14 women on the best piece of advice they received from a teacher.

Face to face learning is coming back. Not all parents are happy about it.

'I'm a former school principal. Here are 10 ways to help your child settle back into school.'

Thinking of letting your kids watch Squid Game? Here's what you need to know first.

"It has given a lot of kids a voice." The children who have thrived with remote learning.

'I'm a former school principal and counsellor. Here are 11 things I want to tell parents.'

Pets on zoom and students "so lonely it hurts.": 12 teachers on the best and worsts of remote teaching.

"Handle with care": The genius text a teacher wants parents to send her.

"Our kids are just as scared as we are." The principal's letter every parent needs to read.

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