Author Archives: enlighteneducation

Policing the boundaries

Reports of improper teacher-student relationships are on the rise. Earlier this month, in a Daily Telegraph [...read more]

Class is now in session

Here’s what our kids really need us to be equipping them with so that they [...read more]

Mind power – Using visualisations and affirmations

As you think, so you are. As you imagine, so you become. Visualisation exercises aren’t [...read more]

There’s an art to being alone and loving it

Learning to be content in your own company is a vital life skill.Let’s not deprive [...read more]

The High School Formal advice every girl needs

Along with all the spray tans and fancy frocks comes advice for girls that ranges from [...read more]

Thanksgiving is the holiday we really need

Australians are traditionally enthusiastic adopters of all things American. Thanksgiving — I vote we make [...read more]

For girls, 10 is the new 15

Worried that your little girl is 10, going on 15? You’re not alone. When I [...read more]

Carrying the burden

Mental health issues are taking a terrible toll on our teens. It's time we also [...read more]

We must eradicate harassment from our schools

In the age of #MeToo, discussions around sexual harassment are not theoretical for most young [...read more]

‘I cried when my son told me he wants to be a teacher’

After working alongside hundreds of teachers in a variety of schools, here’s what I will [...read more]