EDUCATION POST COVID
Mina Pitliangas gives us his perspectives on challenges in education post COVID
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EDITION 13|07 FEBRUARY 2023 Bulletin of Moreland Rotary
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Cover: Students at Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School (photo: PEGS)
Challenges in education post COVID
It was fascinating to hear from our newest member Mina Pitliangas at our recent meeting
Mina provided some reflections on contemporary education drawing on his long experience as the Director of Finance at Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School (PEGS), a job he loves but he said that he always had a yearning to be a teacher, even with a training and high level experience in finance
Mina has found his entry into this current role some 22 years ago an ideal mix of his interest in both accounting and teaching work.
Mina said that, Post Covid, schools face two challenges:
1. staff / teacher shortages.
2 supporting students with social, emotional and learning difficulties
He said teacher shortages can be repaired by better terms and conditions, including salaries.
The pandemic exacerbated challenges for many students with social, emotional and learning difficulties Teachers are working hard to provide support for all students, but the importance of learning assistants/teacher aides can’t be underestimated.
Mina said that greater investment is required to create environments and facilities that are conducive to learning and create environments in the public school system.
Whilst buildings and infrastructure are important students always remember the teachers who provided a value based education.
Private sector education is currently doing better than the government sector due to the investment by parents in the private sector. Private sector education is also often being supported by grandparents by paying for school fees, which has resulted in a wider market of students.
Mina believes that opportunities in education begin with a stable family which understands and supports its children at home by providing a learning environment.
Prior to working at PEGS, Mina trained as an accountant and worked for a large consulting firm. He joined our club in 2022 and has become one of our most active members.
TEXT ADAPTED FROM MINA'S PRESENTATION AND IMAGES: PEGS, MINA PITLIANGAS AND DAVID REDFEARN
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Rotary districts are a way of grouping a number of clubs in a particular geographic area The area covered quite often crosses state and even international boundaries. Rotary District 9790 encompasses the northern suburbs of Melbourne and stretches north and north east of Victoria to the Murray River and up into parts of NSW.
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Rotary Leadership 2022-23
Rotary International: President: Jennifer Jones (Nick Krayacich), Windsor-Roselands Rotary, Canada
District Governor: David McPherson, Deniliquin Rotary
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Moreland Rotary President: Trevor Moyle
Moreland Rotary Service Roles 2022-23
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Upcoming events and meetings
A standing invitation exists for all readers of The Morelander to attend Moreland Rotary Club meetings and some of our other events. Please let us know if you intend to join us by ringing David Redfearn on 0448 852 747 or emailing on dredfearn@vtown com au (click on email address)
8 February: Monthly Board Meeting Chair: President Trevor Moyle
15 February: Alex Henrique on his life and his Rotary journey in Brazil Chair: David Redfearn
22 February: TBA
1 March: TBA
Moreland Rotary invites speakers to our club both from our local community and further afield. They come from a wide range of backgrounds and are invited because they hopefully inform and stimulate our members and guests. We feel that this is of value in fostering a deeper understanding of our diverse community and even providing guidance as to the types of activites and projects our club may engage in. However the opinions expressed by our speakers do not necessarily reflect any official viewpoint of Moreland Rotary nor those of individual club members. Irrespective of this we always offer a warm Rotary welcome to all of our speakers.
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During the pandemic restrictions we met via Zoom on Wednesday mornings from 7.30-8.30 am but we NOW MEET in person at our usual venue (listed on page 7). You should contact us beforehand in case restrictions are in force but you can still join us on Zoom at any time and the link is below.
We always aim to have great guest speakers whether meeting in person or virtually!
Why not join us one morning? Simply ring David on 0448 852 747 the day before to RSVP or go to: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3068589175 just before the meeting to join in.
