Thanks Betty. I look forward to the meeting.

Thank you Mr Harris. I will bring Ray Bartell with me for two reasons. Firstly he will provide me with transport because I don’t drive. Secondly, my thinking and suggestions will be based on a combination of learning from my Masters Degree, my teaching experience, and Rays thesis for his Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Education) which was the result of his research when he was Director of Education of the Baptist Union of PNG.

I have asked Ray to make the appointment for me because it will need to be at a time that he is available.

Elizabeth (Call me Betty)

It would be lovely to meet with you to talk about this Elizabeth. Feel free to phone the Vose office (08)63136200 to set up an appointment.

In this maths unit, we were forever (so it seems) being asked to calculate how to get somewhere quickly, with various combinations of travel. This particular question, we were asked how far to swim, and then to walk, to get to our desired location. Mr Sealy felt that his maths teaching had hit the right spot. My fellow student had answered that we should simply walk the whole distance, which would require walking on the water.

So if you could keep it light that would help. Or possibly you could put it in a format that would work for small groups so staff could work through it on professional development days. But it needs to be way more than Chicken Soup for the Teacher’s Soul because this is important work. I definitely needed to be reminded that what I was doing mattered, and to keep my eyes on the why.

Also, now that I have kids of my own, I realise I had underestimated how important I was to my students. My kids are deeply affected by the people who teach them.

A Ministry Formation book sound great too, Brian. And without wanting to sound like a suck hole (I think there’s an assignment of mine in your inbox to mark), I think you’re the right person for the job.

Take care Brian – blessings