Coromandel’s Collaborative Magazine

Category: Issue 3

The changing art of education – Part 3

It never ceases to amaze me how young minds soak up knowledge naturally through play and interaction. A child can learn several languages at the same time and not confuse them when speaking. But suddenly, at age five or six, they are required to slot into an education system and change the way they learn, often being forced into learning styles that don’t suit their abilities. Of course, with classes of 25 or more, teachers are restricted in how they teach.

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Making It 16

I used to have a strange kind of superiority complex when it came to voting. The first time I voted in a general election, I took the time to teach myself how voting worked, what I was going to be voting on, and what I wanted to vote. I judged other 18-year-olds so harshly for not voting, and I wouldn’t listen to any excuse. While I still think that in a perfect world everyone would use their vote, I now understand that not every 18-year-old has the time and energy to do so. 

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309 Road: The Man Behind the Name

Becs Cox shares the story of the Topp man who drove up therange A son, brother, husband, father, trooper, farmer and carriage driver – Mr William (Bill) Betheridge Topp Junior

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Where are all the EGGS?

So, I’ve a theory on where all the eggs are. The guilt felt by farmers because of the cages was massive. So the area that the chickens have now is vast! They can’t find the hens to retrieve the eggs. It’s a real egg hunt.

Why did the chicken cross the road?

Free range, innit?!

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Let’s Have a Bowl

Getting the Best From our Piece of Paradise So you’ve discovered the ‘new year, new me’ ambition has become a too-distant memory, as we creep towards the second quarter of

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The changing art of education – Part 3

It never ceases to amaze me how young minds soak up knowledge naturally through play and interaction. A child can learn several languages at the same time and not confuse them when speaking. But suddenly, at age five or six, they are required to slot into an education system and change the way they learn, often being forced into learning styles that don’t suit their abilities. Of course, with classes of 25 or more, teachers are restricted in how they teach.

Read More »

Making It 16

I used to have a strange kind of superiority complex when it came to voting. The first time I voted in a general election, I took the time to teach myself how voting worked, what I was going to be voting on, and what I wanted to vote. I judged other 18-year-olds so harshly for not voting, and I wouldn’t listen to any excuse. While I still think that in a perfect world everyone would use their vote, I now understand that not every 18-year-old has the time and energy to do so. 

Read More »

Where are all the EGGS?

So, I’ve a theory on where all the eggs are. The guilt felt by farmers because of the cages was massive. So the area that the chickens have now is vast! They can’t find the hens to retrieve the eggs. It’s a real egg hunt.

Why did the chicken cross the road?

Free range, innit?!

Read More »

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