Extreme teaching
11 February 2010|
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Seven Seasons in Aurukun is Paula Shaw’s personal account of teaching at the local school in Aurukun and making a life for herself in a challenging new world. In the unrelenting tropical heat, she discovers there’s an immediacy and intensity in everything. From the mischievous children in her bilingual classroom to the local politics, nothing is quite what it seems. Seven Seasons in Aurukun is a challenging read, not because of the writing style but because of the contemporary issues that it grapples with surrounding Aboriginal schooling and communities and the education system. Author: Paula Shaw Reviewer: Sue |
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