{"product_id":"for-the-love-of-learning-print-copy","title":"For the Love of Learning - print copy","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e\u003c!--\n.img1 {\n    float: right;\n    margin-left: 20px; \/* Adds space between the image and the text *\/\n    margin-bottom: 0px; \/* Adds space below the image *\/\n  position: absolute; \/* Takes the image out of the normal flow *\/\n  bottom: 0; \/* Aligns to the bottom edge of the container *\/\n  right: 0; \/* Aligns to the right edge of the container *\/\n  height: auto;\n}\n\n.img2 {\n    float: left;\n    margin-right: 20px; \/* Adds space between the image and the text *\/\n    margin-bottom: 0px; \/* Adds space below the image *\/\n  position: absolute; \/* Takes the image out of the normal flow *\/\n  bottom: 0; \/* Aligns to the bottom edge of the container *\/\n  left: 0; \/* Aligns to the right edge of the container *\/\n  height: auto;\n}\n\ntable {\n  font-family: arial, sans-serif;\n  border-collapse: collapse;\n  width: 100%;\n}\n\ntd, th {\n  border: 0px solid #cccccc;\n  text-align: left;\n  padding: 0px;\n}\n\n.box1 {\n  background-color: #ffeedc;\n  padding-top: 0px;\n  padding-left: 15px;\n  padding-right: 0px;\n  padding-bottom: 0px;\n  color: #000000;\n  letter-spacing: .5px;\n  position: relative; 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\n}\n.box5 p {\n  line-height: 1.5;\n  display: inline-block;\n  vertical-align: middle;\n}\n.box6 {\n border: 0px solid #999999;\n  background-color: #f2f2f2;\n  margin: 0px;\n  padding: 10px;\n  padding-bottom: 1px;\n  text-align: center;\n\n}\n.box6 p {\n  line-height: 1.5;\n  display: inline-block;\n  vertical-align: middle;\n}\n\n\n--\u003e\u003c\/style\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 10px; background-color: #deeefd; font-size: 16pt;\"\u003ePlease \u003ca title=\"Contact us\" href=\"\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003econtact us\u003c\/a\u003e for bulk order discounts and custom shipping rates.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"box1\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-top:10px; padding-bottom:10px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0262\/7047\/files\/joan-2020_480x480.jpg?v=1592569109\" alt=\"Joan Dalton\" class=\"img1\" style=\"width: 86px; height: 95px;\"\u003eThis book has been a journey in the writing, one designed to take you on your own journey of reflection, learning, discovery and wonderings. \u003ci\u003eFor the Love of Learning\u003c\/i\u003e is your call to reimagine education and nurture the learning and life capabilities essential for the flourishing of self, others, and our world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"box2\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-top:10px; padding-bottom:10px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0262\/7047\/files\/David-2020_480x480.jpg?v=1592569519\" alt=\"David Anderson\" class=\"img2\" style=\"width: 86px; height: 95px;\"\u003eJoan’s vivid stories take you back to the past age of CONFORMITY, into the years of REFORM to learn from the ground-breaking work of remarkable teachers and leaders, through to creating new purposes and visions that TRANSFORM learning for young people, teachers and communities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe dedication at the front of the book says it all:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"box6\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDedication\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nTo all those teachers who came before, \u003cbr\u003e\nTo those who presently teach our young, and\u003cbr\u003e\nTo those yet to enter the honourable profession of teaching. \u003cbr\u003e\nMay this call to flourishing assist your own. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003ch2\u003eIn this book you will find\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0262\/7047\/files\/FTLOL-contents-1-3.png?v=1772768177\" alt=\"Contents – Chapters 1 to 3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; padding-bottom:0px;\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0262\/7047\/files\/FTLOL-contents-4to7.png?v=1772761643\" alt=\"Contents – Chapters 4 to 7\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; padding-bottom:0px;\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0262\/7047\/files\/FTLOL-contents-8-12.png?v=1772769911\" alt=\"Contents – Chapters 8 to 12\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8px; padding-bottom:0px;\"\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\u003ch2\u003eFrom the past age of CONFORM…\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e1963 First year at Teachers’ College: first teaching round\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"box4\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThwack! The sound reverberated off the walls, slicing into the already silent air and forty-four heads snapped to attention. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThwack! There it was again, and with military precision his right knee stretched up and then down in another resounding crack, his shiny black shoe smacking the wooden floor hard. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEyes swivelling to make sure all hands were clasped on desktops, feet together under desks, he opened his mouth to speak. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI looked at the grim faces of Mr Thomson’s Grade 3 class. They were petrified. And so was I.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e1966 First year of teaching: the headmaster brings exciting news\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"box4\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne day, though, he did bring exciting news to the staffroom: female teachers had been awarded equal pay with men, and this would begin next year. How grateful my female colleagues and I were, and how forward thinking the Education Department seemed at the time to make our pay equal with men. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEven loud harrumphing from one of the male teachers couldn’t spoil our excitement, or his parting shot as he left the staff room: ‘First the Department allows married women to teach, taking jobs away from men, and now they’re going to get the same pay. What next!’ \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI couldn’t imagine what might be next. A lot of changes seemed to be taking place. Why, I’d been told it was only a year or two before my first appointment to East Brunswick that the previously separate male and female staffrooms were amalgamated into one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eTo the urgent need to TRANSFORM learning…\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"box4\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#476b50;letter-spacing:3px;line-height:normal;font-size:16px;font-weight:bold;\"\u003eBREAKING NEWS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#476b50;line-height:normal;font-size:10px;\"\u003eFrom the Office of the Minister for Learning, the Hon. Erika Bruce\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:normal;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold;\"\u003eEducation for a World in Crisis: Bold New Vision\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eToday, the new Minister for Learning issued a landmark statement addressing the deepening global crises that threaten the future of humanity:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e”We are facing unprecedented challenges: climate change, technological disruption, social fragmentation, and economic uncertainty,” Minister Erika Bruce stated.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e”Our education systems and schools have a responsibility to prepare young people for this transforming world and traditional models of schooling are failing to equip them with the necessary life skills to flourish. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEducation must prepare young people both to earn a living and to contribute toward sustaining life – on this planet and in our communities. This means teaching lifelong capabilities such as wisdom, compassion, and adaptability,” Minister Erika Bruce emphasized, continuing with: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e”Such learning capabilities are essential and best developed in real-life ways that enable young people to learn in and from their communities.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003ch3\u003e…and a new purpose for learning\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0262\/7047\/files\/FTLOL-purposeforlearn.png?v=1772701405\" alt=\"A new purpose for learning\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8px; padding-bottom:0px; width: 200px;\"\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e…to shaping futures in TRANSFORM and thinking possibility\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"box4\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003eLearning is Marvel(lous)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e’Hey, mum…’ Zed’s booming twelve-year-old voice carried him through the doorway. ‘I got a new learning buddy today!’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e’That’s great, mate… who is it?’ \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e’I call him Marvel because he knows EV…ERY…THING!’ \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e’Yes, but what’s his real name?’ \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e’That is his real name and I’ll be able to bring him home in my Smart Bag once he’s finished his ‘test’ period. Sam says we need to be sure our Learning Buddies are providing us with safe and accurate information. All the kids are helping our Learning Guides with this.’ \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe bewildered look on his mum’s face told Zed that his mum thought his new learning buddy was human! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e’Oh, mum, you are funny…’ he smiled, explaining patiently ‘Marvel is my AI Learning Buddy – everyone is getting one. Like, Marvel knows what I love, what I’m good at and what I need to work on. He helps me with my personal learning plans and to find answers to my questions.’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eFrom Zed’s learning guide…\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"box5\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e’Learning Buddies can analyse and assess your child’s learning, identify what they know and any gaps in their learning and areas of need. 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