School - Mamamia Parents

'I'm a former teacher. I still receive messages from educators daily telling me they're not okay.'

An Aussie teacher started a podcast to help 5 students. It ended up reaching thousands.

'My wife wants to teach our kids herself. I enrolled them in school behind her back.'

How 27-year-old Loren Wareing is changing support for First Nations students.

'The 5 tricks I use to make the school term feel easier.'

'I've been a teacher for 30 years. Now, I'd rather work at McDonalds than step into a classroom again.'

There are 7 different types of school parents. Which one are you?

'Book Week accidentally drove me to petty crime.'

Book Week is coming, so we've found 20 easy costumes you can order online.

A teacher just cancelled five letters in the alphabet. It actually makes a lot of sense.

The real conversation we should be having about all-boys private schools.

'I'm a teacher. A comment from a male student made me quit on the spot.'

Cassandra Green

'My son got expelled from school after being put in the "too hard" basket. He's not a "bad" child.'

'My daughter was refusing to attend school. It's not for the reason you might think.'

'Dear entitled parents: No, your primary school child is not a misunderstood genius.'

'My son went to daycare. When I went to pick him up, he was already gone.'

Melbourne schoolboys have been caught 'ranking' their classmates. The reaction speaks volumes.

'It was a $10,000 dress.' The TikTok sister drama no one saw coming.

Shannen Findlay

‘My daughter gets a letter home from school every single day because of what she wears.'

The letter from a NSW school asking girls to dress more 'modestly'.

Violence, gossip and slander: Why your kids' principals are thinking about quitting.

Paul Kidson, Herb Marsh and Theresa Dicke

'For years Harmony Day has been my ethnic parents' worst nightmare.'

'I've spoken to over 35,000 boys in Australian schools. This is what I see.'

Daniel Principe

Are mental health days helpful? An argument is raging that they're not.

Shannen Findlay

'My son was bullying other kids at school. When he told me why, it broke my heart.'

'I've been a teacher for 10 years. Here are 7 sides of the job no one talks about.'

'For years my ex had zero interest in our son's school sport. Then he got good at it.'

'It's a lot of pain for not a lot of gain.' Why Australia is running out of teachers.

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.

These low-cost private schools welcome students mainstream schools have left behind. Now they’re thriving.

'I cried every day.' Penny McNamee on the relentless school bullying she experienced.

We ran a story about this teacher quitting the industry. Her story was the first of many.

'I've been a teacher for 30 years. Now, I'd rather work at McDonalds than step into a classroom again.'

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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'I'm a teacher buying school supplies for kids who can't afford them. It's crippling me.'

'Up to $2000 per child': The cost of school supplies is crippling parents.

Virginia Tapscott

Why you need to think twice before posting your child’s back to school photos.

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Exactly how much it costs to put kids through school in 2024.

'Every parent has their own 'rules' to survive the school year. Here are 6 of mine.'

The 5 very distinct phases of prepping the kids for another school year.

A primary school mum gave us 4 genius tips for back-to-school shopping.

8 well-known Aussie women share their final Year 12 mark. And whether it actually mattered.

Jessie Stephens

18 of the best gift ideas for teachers with no candles or mugs in sight.

'I was once where your child sat.' A letter to parents battling with school refusal.

The 8 distinct things you remember if you went to an Aussie primary school in the 2000s.

Shannen Findlay

This is what schools are doing to combat men like Andrew Tate. But will it work?

Teachers working together more could help them enjoy work. But do they agree?

Andrew Kingsford-Smith, Hoa Nguyen, Rebecca J Collie and Tony Loughland

'I was friends with Chris Dawson's second wife. This is what she told me.'

The one thing missing from the conversation around consent education.

Just 8 things parents know to be true about the back-to-school rush.

'If you didn't do well at school, this is why it's okay.'

How 26-year-old Rosie Connelly is transforming support for students with complex needs.

'Can they open their lunchbox?' 7 things your child should know by kindergarten.

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