Author Archives: colinfraser

About colinfraser

I claim the title of educator, because I want to be more than "just" a teacher.

Mad March is right!

Posted on February 26, 2018

Every year, Adelaide has what’s called “Mad March!” Due to a number of factors, some beyond the control of the local authorities, there seems to be a number of different events going on one after the other. There is a … Continue reading →

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So, you want a nuclear power station?

Posted on April 11, 2017

Every so often, somebody talks up the nuclear option as being something that we need to do to ensure the future economic prosperity of the State. Such pronouncements are never accompanied by any detail on how nuclear power will ensure … Continue reading →

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Managing Education

Posted on December 30, 2016

The real problem with education is that it is actually a play of two acts. One act is education management and the other is educational business. These are two different things. One is about curriculum and curriculum development, resources and … Continue reading →

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A Contaminated Nuclear Environment

Posted on November 26, 2016

Today, we have very much a contaminated nuclear environment. We cannot seem to get a lot of accurate information, either it is too inflammatory or it is too limp wristed to be accurate. In this I mean that when looking … Continue reading →

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Let’s get some perspective, please!

Posted on November 22, 2016

I have been trying to get some perspective on the nuclear industry recently and not having a lot of luck. What I have found is worlds away from the hysterical nonsense the anti-nuke brigade is sprouting. At the same time, … Continue reading →

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Waste not, want not!

Posted on November 12, 2016

For the record, I want everyone to understand that I am not enamoured of the nuclear industry. It is a blight on our society that garnishes an outrageous amount attention. It is vastly overrated in terms of the economic activity … Continue reading →

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“Survivors” and “Victims”? Not at all!

Posted on May 8, 2016

In recent years, we have followed two Royal Commissions into sexual abuse, one in South Australia; and the Victorian inquiry into the Catholic Church’s treatment of abusers and abused. We watched with interest nightly reports on the goings on in … Continue reading →

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