Danny Hyndman
The Kids Are Alright
It wasn’t always safe to stand on duty at the front of the school before the day started. In six years, I saw a range of incidents. From...
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DANNY HYNDMAN
Danny Hyndman
Nov 21, 2022
Guilty Until Proven Innocent
“Fuck off, I don’t care if you are the principal. Just fuck off, and get out.” I waited for about half a second, then got up and left the...
Danny Hyndman
Oct 20, 2022
Wellbeing Is The Outcome, But Shouldn't Be The Focus
Way back in 2011, I was successfully appointed as principal of a primary school that was arguably the worst performing school in the...
Danny Hyndman
Nov 17, 2021
Report Writing Season
Teaching is the best job in the world, but it is also the hardest. It is a demanding profession at the best of times, and in the middle...
Danny Hyndman
Oct 29, 2021
Finish Strong
It takes a long time to build a school up to excellence. This is a story of pride and surprise. In 2010, as part of a regional...
Danny Hyndman
Oct 22, 2021
Victorian Education Excellence Awards
In 2016, I had been the principal at Woori Yallock PS for 6 years. I had just been nominated for Principal Of The Year, and as a school...
Danny Hyndman
Oct 20, 2021
Learning Can Be Life Changing
Everyone who has thought deeply enough about education realises that it is broken in its current state. The notion of having one teacher...
Danny Hyndman
Oct 6, 2021
Remembering Richard Elmore
How many people as part of their life’s work, commit everything to a cause, know the odds are too great, yet they do it anyway? There is...
Danny Hyndman
Sep 23, 2021
Depth Over Breadth
One of the biggest challenges in education is that a crowded curriculum leads many teachers to choose content over pedagogy.
Danny Hyndman
Sep 15, 2021
Can an entire education system become coherent?
I’m very fortunate in my role to work with some amazing educators and schools. Through the courses that I run, or when starting out with...
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