Redefining success for 2016

Emma Waters

By Emma Waters
Community contribution / January 25, 2016

It has often troubled me that student success in school is only ever tangibly measured via test scores and academic improvements – it’s the data that we celebrate (or lament!) often fairly exclusively at a state or national level (though at a school level this can vary).

When studies are released that give us pedagogical strategies for greater student success I often wonder how the researchers have ...

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By Emma Waters

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Emma is a primary school teacher of 14 years currently working in Byron Bay. She is a mother to daughter Mali, a yoga teacher (jalayoga.com.au), surfer and meditation student. Emma is passionate about healthy living and finding a work-life balance within the teaching profession (which is always a work in progress). She believes in the healing power of nature and the necessity of stillness every day for students and teachers alike. Emma started her blog centredteacher.com & facebook.com/centredteacher in 2014 to provide teachers with resources and tips for calm and clarity in and out of the classroom.

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