Impressions from the Road From Australia Playhouse
Jul 10, 2016
What it's like to be an actor in an in-school touring company.
By Daniel Hickie, Australia Playhouse
I’m touring with Australia Playhouse. We’re doing two shows. #TheFairestOfThemAll in primary schools and Shakespeare: As You Write It in secondary schools. But sometimes, its seems like we’re doing other tours as well.
A national tour of high fives, for example. A national tour of extravagant in-show countdowns. A national tour of waving, of laughing, of learning names, writing down names, remembering names, only to forget the names learnt with the sunrise of a new week.
Years 7 -9 - how to foster engagement
Research shows students beginning high school suffer, not just for a short time, but they often, lose confidence, are less inclined to be engaged or persevere. Students became more worried and sad, feeling less happiness and optimism and these feelings can last for years.
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Naplan - scores similar but low participation in NT
We're sure teachers will have a better read of the scores, but they seem roughly the same as previously.
What really stands out to us is -
- The low participation of NT students and also that
- Despite Victorian teachers dissatisfaction, scores of Victorian students was either hig
Creativity - the Big C & the Small c.
Many people think of creativity as being brilliant or innovative in the arts or sciences, or even just pursuing these disciplines as hobbies - these are what academics call the Big C Creativity.
They argue that creativity, the small c type, is what helps us solve everyday problems, consider options
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