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And just give up the pretext of 'early polling' and just say start here, this is the last day (May 3) and say get on with it.

Have the polling stations open min 6, pref 7 days a week, from 8 to 6, and if possible, have some of the largest population centres open till 8 or 9 pm to cover more part-time/casual/shift workers.

tl;dr: New Grad has some questions after a dismal start at a poorly behaviour managed school.

I'm a new grad and some might have seen that I recently quit a contract at a school that had some severe behaviour problems in the majority of students that were not being addressed by Exec in a serious manner. NSW DoE Behaviour Policy Ver. 666 does not help, but I have been at other schools and know of other schools that have worked within this stupidity to at least curb the extreme behaviours of some students.

I started back casual teaching this week, 4 days in various schools and while this has brought some peace, I find that I am still in a fairly reflective mood about my recent experience. W

Just looking for opinions/ideas

We have a wellbeing centre in the school, looking after the kids mental health. Had one at my last school as well (both being low socioeconomic/low ability/low attendance schools). Kids can, if they are listed as having a pass, go at any time, for up to 15mins to reset and return to class if things become overwhelming. I'm sure most on here know and understand its purpose.

The thing is, we (staffroom) were discussing today how some kids seem to get one almost instantly, while others we have to refer several times. And the ones that get them easily also seem to be the ones that 'abuse' the privliage by using it to just get out of work they don't want to do.

So my local Costco has (had??) a stack of them for $743? I think? Is that a shit hot price or will they get cheaper?

I have Ministerial permission to blow my tax refund on it if they are still there when I get it.

So. I have an announcement.

1. Fuck yeah Labor. Good riddance to Morrison and all the baggage that he brought to the office of PM. Good riddance to the rest of his ministry that focused more on how they could move public money into private hands than on what was best of the majority of Australians. Welcome to the Australian Labor Party and the incoming ICAC that will hopefully get at least a 1/2 dozen of those former MP's and send them to gaol.

2. I am almost a teacher. After 4 and a bit years of grind, COVID bullshit and stupid placements and assessments that have done nothing to prepare me, my casual teaching in the first two terms of this year has done more than the 4 years of EDUC cour