Adam Voigt
Adam Voigt is a former principal and founder and CEO of Real Schools.
Opinion
Education
Unisex school toilets aren’t the bogeyman you think they are
Instead of the classic boys and girls bathrooms, a Victorian primary school has opted for unisex toilets. But is this the education hill we should die on?
- by Adam Voigt
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Opinion
Teaching
New teachers can’t control their classrooms, but they’re not to blame
We’re running out of teachers and constantly shouting at them isn’t helping.
- by Adam Voigt
Opinion
Schools
School uniforms and rules about hair colour are a waste of time
Parents and schools squabbling over the colour of a student’s hair is as edifying as two toddlers scrapping over which coloured sippy cup they want.
- by Adam Voigt
Opinion
Teaching
Why male teachers are dropping out of primary school
I’m a primary school teacher by trade who began my career in early childhood. And I’m really proud of that. But on more than one occasion, I lied about my job, knowing it was a conversational pothole.
- by Adam Voigt
Opinion
AI
Schools right now face a choice - fight the wave of ChatGPT, or surf it
So impossible will it be in the artificial intelligence future for any teacher to determine the integrity of any student’s learning when not in their direct supervision, that the very formula for educating them will be forced to change. The entire model of schooling may be flipped on its head.
- by Adam Voigt
Opinion
Education
Teacher crisis won’t resolve until we end game of political football
You can’t separate the teacher shortage crisis from what’s become known as ‘the funding wars’ in education.
- by Adam Voigt
Opinion
Private schools
Private schools under pressure as luxuries the first to go in tough times
The sudden closure of the Colmont School in Melbourne’s north sent a shockwave through the school’s community, but it likely won’t be the last private school on the chopping block as budgets tighten and funds redirect to a sector with higher returns.
- by Adam Voigt
Opinion
Bullying
What not to do when your child is bullied at school
There’s almost nothing to drive a spirited reaction in a parent like finding out that your child is being bullied.
- by Adam Voigt
Opinion
Bullying
Here’s how to address bullying, nastiness and violence at schools
Post remote learning, Victorian teachers are reporting unprecedented levels of student violence, aggression, disruption and the breakdown of an already thin remnant of social cohesion.
- by Adam Voigt
Opinion
Schools
Longest school term ever? No, just tough adjusting to post-lockdown life
Students have been changed by the interruptions of lockdowns and the lack of social cohesion they have experienced.
- by Adam Voigt