Robson House News

In a very digital age for our young boys, I encourage them all to sit or lie on their bed and read before they go to sleep.  I would suspect that you enjoy the same as a relaxing way to unwind.  As an English teacher I enjoy reading (and would even if I did not teach) and currently I am reading four books. Two of these books are school based and the other two are biographies.  Let me tell you about these.

King of Shadows by Susan Cooper, explores a young boy who is involved in Shakespeare’s play “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”.  Nat is haunted by echoes of the past, falls ill and then wakes to find himself back in 1599 and comes face to face with William Shakespeare.  In Year 7, we are studying introductions to Shakespeare, looking at three plays, along with the novel.

The Bonsai Child by Judith Y Locke is one of those books on how to bring up children. Let me assure you that we are doing a great job.  One article spoke about a 4 year old who made the decision for the family that they were not moving overseas so that the mother could further her career. It’s an OK read and by no means am I trying to sell you a book.  However, I will say and I am sure that you would all agree with me that children need to be taught how to grow up from the day they are born, not 13!!

Bristow, by Kevin Perkins explores to life of Tim Bristow, former Shore Boy, sent his son to Kings, became a private investigator, spent some time in gaol.  There are so many stories in one book that are very confronting and also funny.  There was one time when he was playing rugby for Gordon against Norths and he had an argument with Basil Holmes Travers, and he hit him….problem solved.

CSNY, by Peter Doggett celebrates the 50th anniversary of Crosby, Still, Nash and Young’s performance at Woodstock and their first album.  Why am I reading this you may ask?  Well I enjoy music so that’s a start and of course love reading.

Make sure you have your son reading at home before bed as we are trying to work on this here.  Finally, the Year 12 boys are deep in the HSC trials and the Year 11 begin their exams on Friday.