by Rosie Martin | Apr 20, 2022 | Blog, Kindness
I recently came across the phrase “hall of mirrors”, used as a metaphor to represent our “whimsical culture”, our “fragile and rapidly changing identities” and “needing a lot of affirmation”1. I took the point and could...
by Rosie Martin | Mar 29, 2022 | Blog, Social Justice, Speech Pathology
There has never been a time in history in which we have had both the tools of instruction relevant to all learners together with the social will to bring 100% literacy to all learners. Talking about this possibility and potential with excitement and hope is the...
by Rosie Martin | Jan 21, 2022 | Blog, Social Justice, Speech Pathology
The five-year-old who lives at my house came bowling up the hill at me clutching one of his eight-week-old chickens. “Grand!” he shouted (he calls me ‘Grand’). “This is Charlie. She’s the most imperious of our chickens.” Delighted with this unexpected and rather...
by Rosie Martin | Nov 30, 2021 | Blog, Kindness
I recently found myself in front of a mirror making a response that had been conditioned in front of a screen. I was deciding what to wear for the day. I’d already donned a skirt and long-sleeved top… skivvy-ish. I was mooting a second top over the first… sleeveless....
by Rosie Martin | Nov 6, 2021 | Blog, Kindness
My four-year-old grandson is fascinated by the Tasman Bridge. This towering structure with its scary and risky stories draws his little mind and its curiosity. Thirty years ago, the same fascination dwelt in his father. I’m regularly caught up in déjà vu as I drive...
