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Melanie Ralph @melanieralph.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Every day across Australia, teachers - most of whom are women - are in far more volatile situations than Bob was this week, handling challenging exchanges with professionalism, composure, and without resorting to threats of violence. My thoughts here: melanieralph.com/2025/08/30/i...

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I don’t reckon Bob Katter would last five minutes in a classroom

This week, I was asked by a Year 9 student, “Miss? Do you ever want to punch a kid for being annoying?” The whole class tuned in for my response. Note that I go to boxing every morning and can thro…

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Melanie Ralph @melanieralph.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Through a culture of high stakes testing & ‘audit culture’ in education, we've created a climate of standardized, neat conformity. As a result, kids are understandably tempted to produce neat, standardized answers using AI. Is anyone surprised?I’m not. #education #ai www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkCy...

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Lets' talk about AI in education - strategies for teachers

YouTube video by Bare Bones Teaching

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Melanie Ralph @melanieralph.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

While Adolescence is confronting, and a worst case scenario, Jamie’s attitude about women and violence hardly seems shocking when we peel our eyes off Netflix and examine the everyday sexism and misogyny that exists in our own communities, including schools. melanieralph.com/2025/04/10/l...

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Like a house of mirrors, the everyday sexism and misogyny of Adolescence is reflected across all levels of society – especially schools

Adolescence is a Netflix show about a 13-year-old boy named Jamie Miller (played by Owen Cooper) who is arrested for murdering a female schoolmate, Katie Leonard (played by Emilia Holliday). Create…

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Kelli McGraw @kellimcg.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

English teachers! Enjoy the first episode of this new podcast from Queensland, Australia. Ep. 1 with my dear friends: @drarnoldlive.bsky.social hosts a conversation with @melanieralph.bsky.social ✨

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Melanie Ralph @melanieralph.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

It was such a joy to join @drarnoldlive.bsky.social in conversation for the first episode of ETAQ's new podcast, Hoops of Steel. Episode 1 is called The Sisyphean Task of Teaching English. Listen on Apple or Spotify. www.etaq.org.au/podcasts.html #TeamEnglishOz #education #teaching

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Melanie Ralph @melanieralph.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

In my new blog post, I explore the ongoing binary in education which pits explicit teaching or direct instruction against discovery or inquiry learning, and call for a more nuanced conversation about pedagogy. melanieralph.com/2025/01/18/t...

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The ‘what works best’ saga: Let’s turn the page on simplistic binaries

By Melanie Ralph. Last year I had an amazing opportunity to take part in the University of Adelaide’s filming for their Classroom Confidence Micro-credentials course. These continuing education cou…

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Melanie Ralph @melanieralph.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Congratulations to Denise Walker on an incredible six decades in the classroom! "It's not a job, it's a career, it's in your heart," she says. A brilliant snapshot here of her journey - and she's signed up to teach again in 2025! Amazing. www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12...

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83yo teacher signs on for another year after six decades in the job

Denise Walker started teaching in the 1960s, while also blazing the way as a female pilot in regional NSW. Her students say she brings joy to the classroom.

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Melanie Ralph @melanieralph.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Important question, especially for English teachers: "What will become of literature — and indeed, of society — if men are no longer involved in reading and writing?"

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Melanie Ralph @melanieralph.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

We won! This week, at Bell Shakespeare's Shorts Festival Awards ceremony, we found out we won the Community Spirit award for our film Something Wicked This Way Comes. If you'd like to watch the film and the award ceremony, click here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVmf... #inclusiveeducation #education

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Melanie Ralph @melanieralph.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

"If the minister believes in public education, show us." Amazing speech here - it captures the sentiment of many in public education. Somehow, despite it all, we show up. Thank you @pennyallmanpayne.com for demanding more.

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Melanie Ralph @melanieralph.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

I'm thrilled to share that a film I made with students, called Something Wicked This Way Comes, has made the shortlist of the Bell Shakespeare's Shorts Festival! Out of 31 films, we've made the final 13. I look forward to sharing it after the awards ceremony later this month!

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Melanie Ralph @melanieralph.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

There’s a lot of noise about the ‘best’ approach to discipline in schools right now. Missing in much of the discussion has been the voices of Australian teachers, especially female Australian teachers. I’d like to change that. melanieralph.com/2024/01/09/a...

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A Wicked Problem: Gender and the “dudely gospel” of discipline in schools

By Melanie Ralph Last year, an OECD report described the “disciplinary climate” in Australian schools as being among the “least favourable” in the 38 participating countries. This has sp…

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