Monday, October 25, 2010

What kind of sports or activities do people do in Australia

What kind of sports or activities do people do in Australia?
i'm doing a school project on Australia and i would like to know! Thanks!
Other - Australia - 7 Answers
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Something like %80 of us live within 50km (80miles) of the beach.... so there is a lot of surfing and swimming. Other than that there is Rugby League and Afl being the most popular sports, then we have soccer, rugby union, netball, hockey and all the rest of them of course. But anything to do with the beach, lakes etc are the primary past times i guess. not 80miles lol.... i think its about 30miles...... 1mile = 1.6km
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Well I live in Australia and I do surfing :)
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I think we indulge in every sport known to man,because of our multi-cultural population. Some of those are Tennis Rugby League Rugby Union Soccer Swimming F1 motor racing Touring car racing Cycling Motor Cross Cricket Horse racing Harness racing All olympic type events Boxing Horse shows/dressage events Some baseball Netball Basketball Lawn bowls Tenpin bowls Golf etc etc etc. Some activities for relaxation are surfing hiking bushwalking paintballing Dog shows Open garden days etc
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It would be a lot easier to name what we don't do here....Australia is sports mad ! Having said that , we aren't really big on snow sports ...we have great snowfields but they are not easily accessible to all the spread out population here . The main ones that are popular with the majority are all the different versions of football , cricket , basketball , netball , tennis & all types of motor sport..... The next tier include sports like baseball , softball , hockey , badminton , boxing , wrestling etc etc Then you have the more elite sports like rifle shooting , skiing , etc etc
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Us Australians, we play every sport. Most popular are: Cricket AFL NRL Tennis Surfing Golf Netball Rugby ect. Seriously we play everything
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Don't forget the martial arts! Thai boxing! Especially in Queensland!
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cricket is very popular Tennis is VERY popular Horse racing is popular Rugby is popular (they call it footy) They also play netball I stayed there for 1 year

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Sunday, October 17, 2010

What Qualifications are Required to become a Primary School Teacher And What's Involved

What Qualifications are Required to become a Primary School Teacher And What's Involved?
I wish to become a primary school teacher in Australia but I am not sure what qualifications I need to be able to teach. There is one other problem, to maintain my income I am going to continue working during the day and therefore either go to night school or learn by correspondence distance education. Can anyone help??
Teaching - 2 Answers
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I had a friend after finishing his degree in education with credential taught in New Zealand. It was all by chance. He was visiting in Hawaii to surf and was on his way back to California. He did not have a job and had not really thought about it after he had graduated. He sat next to a director of one of the schools, and they hit off a conversation. The next thing he had a job in New Zealand. You could get your education done with University of Phoenix online and could work out your student teaching with a local school that would work with University of Phoenix. Many schools will work with University of Phoenix. Australia has online programs too.
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You need to do a primary education degree, which is 4 years at University. Alternatively, you can undertake a bachelors degree in anything, and then study for a diploma of education, which is also 4 years. However, to get qualified you do need to undertake teaching rounds, which are usually one day a week for the duration of the semester to begin with, or a two-week lump sum I think, depending on the Uni, so you may have to reduce your hours at work to fit in with the timetable (I think its usually fridays?) If you need to work and study, perhaps doing an Arts degree (10-12 hours contact per week for 3 years) and then a dip. ed part time (1.5-2 years, usually about 10 hours a week also) may be a better option than a Bachelor of Education, as the hours might be more flexible? Not sure about the contact hours per week of Education, but I would think they would be more. Either way, unless you're full time it will take you a while to get qualified. Try Open Universitys, and see if there is an Education course on there? Being a teacher would be very rewarding though, and if you're passionate about it you will excel.

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Saturday, October 9, 2010

Transferring from Australia to American high school HELP

Transferring from Australia to American high school HELP?
I want to do my last year of high school in America and I was wondering how they would do that.. Like.... how would I 'graduate' from an American high school and how they would work out what my GPA is, or if their is a different system for transfer students! HELP HEEELP!
Primary & Secondary Education - 3 Answers
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It would be impossible for anyone to answer. You need to get into talks with your counselor, and if you know which american school you want to go to, you need to get into talks with them.
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I transfered from Italian schools to American schools in my junior year. I had to bring all my transcripts and took tests to see at what level I was. I was placed ahead a year. This was back in 1991 and I had moved to Florida. Just make sure you have your transcripts from your schools in Australia.

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Saturday, October 2, 2010

How can I get job as a Pre -School teacher in Darwin, Australia

How can I get job as a Pre -School teacher in Darwin, Australia?

Teaching - 1 Answers
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For starters, and I mean no disrespect, get off of Yahoo!Answers and go to Job Seekers. Also, make sure you have the proper credentials before you start. While you may not need full blown teacher qualifications as a Pre-School teacher, you can't walk into it without skills either. Contact the Pre-Schools in Darwin and see if they are hiring. Also, consider travel if not too inconvenient, but I would think there should be plenty of opportunity in Darwin. Good luck.

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