Who's afraid of moral relativism? I'm afraid of moral absolutism.
I keep hearing about the dangers of moral relativism, but what about the dangers of moral absolutism? Accusations of moral relativism were made against the pilot of the Philosophical Ethics program...
View ArticleThe ethics shame of 2010
Whilst admiring the work of St James Ethics Centre, and acknowledging the efforts of Parents4ethics, who must be pleased that ethics classes will now be offered in public primary schools, for me, this...
View ArticleWhat was THAT all about??
I don’t feel like this now - I’m busy with uni, ethics and planning Mamapalooza - but because I did feel like this a few weeks ago, I think it is worth posting. All part of the process and normal.Now...
View ArticleJan 2015 - catch up.
I’m blogging because I read it is good for my health. So this post is all about me.I finished the year feeling better than I had for about two years. More exercise. No more napping. Feeling normal....
View ArticleWhat is the value and how do we deliver it more simply?
That's the question I'm asking this year.I'm asking this question at meetings when someone suggests we need to run an event. I'm trying to point out that the children in our area are privileged, and...
View ArticleAre bonding activities a male thing?
In thinking about all the activities children are invited to participate in, I've been pondering the place of bonding exercises. The camps and tours and parties that the groups they belong to organise...
View ArticleThe poker game of parenting
Lately I've been feeling like parenting is a poker game.P1: I'll see your child at the Opera House and raise you a trip to Fiji.P2: I'll see your trip to Fiji and raise you are trip to the US.P3: I'll...
View ArticleShave for a Cause
It's that time of year again, when people raise money to support people with blood cancer by shaving their heads.I'm feeling quite uncomfortable about it this year.I understand that it probably started...
View ArticleThis makes me angry
Yesterday I watched this.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ubKBaSt0LEIt's creepy. And sinister.There are people who put lots of time and money and energy into trying to access other people's children to...
View ArticleThe Gordon Church of the Flying Spagetti Monster
The Gordon Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster has applied to become a provider of Special Religious Education in public schools in NSW. The application has fulfilled all the criteria, yet a...
View ArticleThe school seminar
I've just finished my four week prac placement at a local high school. It was great. It made me realise how handy my degree in classics is, especially for teaching Shakespeare. I'm sad to leave.Here's...
View ArticleMamapalooza 2015
Here’s what we’re doing for Mamapalooza 2015.We are hosting an art show at ANU School of Art, called Intertwined, starting Monday 4 May. There are nine exhibiting artists, most of whom will be speaking...
View ArticleAdventures in War
I’m interested in how the adventure of war will be given meaning for the commemoration of the landing of Gallipoli at a time when were are trying to stop young men from travelling to find adventures in...
View ArticleHalf Baked Ideas after Reading Helen Razor and Bernard Keanes’ 'A Short...
Identity PoliticsAt a conference I attended last year a guest speaker introduced herself by stating her identifying factors - she was cigender, temporarily able bodied, mother to a gay son and so on....
View ArticleOn Volunteering
I have been a stay at home mum for fifteen years. I have been on P&Cs (my tenth year at primary school), been on the management committee for the local community centre, been on the committee for...
View ArticleHow to end faith in a generation
I’ve been wondering for some time how it would be possible to end faith in a generation, and I’ve found some direction and hope.I’ve just read Peter Boghossian’s ‘A Manual for Creating Atheists’. He is...
View ArticleReligion in public schools - what are the policies?
There are a number of ways religion is present in NSW public schools. Here’s the fact sheet.In primary schools a unit on Understanding our Communities, which covers religious diversity, can be taught...
View ArticleChristian Privilege
As a society we are raising awareness about white privilege, male privilege and the privilege of heteronormative sexuality, and we are challenging these structures. In a structure of power and...
View ArticleA working life
I have been working full time. I’m very fortunate to have been offered a job for a term, which has been extended to two terms. I have ten classes, which means I have about 230 comments to write on...
View ArticleThe Seven Stupids of Christmas
It’s that time of year again when everyone goes crazy about Christmas. The economic forecast is good. The environmental forecast is devastating. Women are expected to be working extra shifts. We...
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