[Year 12 SofDev] Please thank Mark Kelly for all he has done for us

Tue Feb 5 19:54:14 EST 2013

Mark - we are going to miss your insightful commentary relating to all
issues surrounding the teaching of ICT.
Who is now going to "keep the bastards honest"?

Thanks for your ideas and resources over the years.

On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 9:03 AM, Mark <mark at vceit.com> wrote:

> Many thanks Kevork!
>
> And thank you to all those who have fluffed up my self-esteem to
> embarrassing proportions recently.
> Nothing I provide comes from a vacuum: everyone here has helped feed each
> other with information, news and wisdom.  I rely on you guys.
>
> Regards
> Mark
>
>
> On 5 February 2013 08:04, Kevork Krozian <kevork at edulists.com.au> wrote:
>
>> Hi Mark,****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> I put together a Python and Raspberry Pi student workbook comprising some
>> 10 learning activities plus assessments ( lest we stray from teaching ,
>> learning *and assessing* ) for my Cert IV students last year. ****
>>
>> To begin the cycle of “Thank You Mark” it is coming your way in a special
>> gift wrapped package J****
>>
>> ** **
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>> Speak soon****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Kevork Krozian****
>>
>> Edulists Creator Administrator****
>>
>> www.edulists.com.au****
>>
>> tel: 0419 356 034****
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>> ** **
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>> *From:* sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:
>> sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au] *On Behalf Of *Mark
>> *Sent:* Sunday, 3 February 2013 1:15 PM
>> *To:* Year 12 Software Development Teachers' Mailing List
>> *Cc:* Year 11 Information Technology Teachers' Mailing List; Year 12 IT
>> Applications Teachers' Mailing List
>> *Subject:* Re: [Year 12 SofDev] Please thank Mark Kelly for all he has
>> done for us****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Golly.  This is like watching one's own funeral ceremony, with special
>> interest from those at the back who turned up just to make sure I was
>> really dead.  :-)****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Yes, folks, at 55 I have had enough of ethos, powerful learning, E5,
>> VELS, Australian Curriculum, immersion, curriculum review, "making a
>> profound difference in the precious lives of each and every student we have
>> the honour to teach", being accountable, jumping at the sound of bells like
>> a champion Pavlovian stunt dog, attending hour-long meetings that could
>> have been replaced by a one-paragraph email, dealing with adolescent
>> bush-lawyers who know only their rights and not their responsibilities,
>> settling disputes about which year 7 took something from another year 7's
>> pencil case, marking endless SACs, and driving to and from work with the
>> headlights on during cold, wet winters .****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Ah, the memories.****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> I will now have time to do stuff like writing "Buckets of Knowledge" for
>> ITA and SD (focusing on the tricky bits that everyone gets confused about),
>> and a Jumbo Collection of multchoice questions, perhaps as an app.****
>>
>> And for years I've been planning on converting vceit.com from static
>> HTML to CMS... now I have time to choose a platform (perhaps Joomla or
>> Wordpress - whichever is easier to convert to.)  And learn MySQL.****
>>
>> And I want to play with Python on my Raspberry Pi... which sounds pretty
>> odd, if you don't know them both.****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> And if, on a Wednesday night at 10pm I suddenly get a craving to re-watch
>> an entire season of 'Breaking Bad' just so I can work out if Walter
>> actually poisoned Brock with ricin - I WILL. 'Cos I CAN.  The thrill may
>> wear off after a while, so then I'll satisfy my lifetime desire to get a
>> part-time job at a hardware store selling hammers.  Nothing else: just
>> hammers.  Sweet.****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> But most of all while in my Gentleman Of Leisure mode, I will be
>> strolling down the sand at Bonbeach in the sun thinking kindly of you all
>> sculling your coffee, grabbing your laptops and whiteboard markers and
>> running off to double year 10 while you KNOW that it's a beautiful day
>> outside and that at least one person is CERTAINLY strolling down the sand
>> at Bonbeach thinking of you.****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> I do thank Kevork for his gracious message and noble sentiments.  He
>> really is one of the nicest people in The Real World (TM) as well as the IT
>> community.****
>>
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>>
>> Have a rich and rewarding year, everyone!****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Regards,****
>>
>> Mark K****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> On 3 February 2013 09:33, Kevork Krozian <kevork at edulists.com.au> wrote:*
>> ***
>>
>> Hi folks,****
>>
>>  ****
>>
>>   It may or may not be entirely in the public sphere that our very
>> special colleague Mark Kelly has decided to retire from the day to day
>> pleasures of teaching teenagers in the school system.  He stresses this is
>> retirement from the Department and not from our community for which we are
>> grateful.****
>>
>>  ****
>>
>> It would fill many pages to itemise all that Mark has done for us to help
>> with our VCE IT teaching, assessment and exam preparation. ****
>>
>> So how do we do justice to all this selfless giving, hundreds and
>> hundreds of hours of preparation to make available web content that we can
>> just lift and use in class ?  We certainly cannot repay Mark for all he has
>> done but in our own way express our thanks for his assistance, moral
>> support and ever present community contribution to support everyone in
>> their day to day challenges of delivering a fast changing IT curriculum.*
>> ***
>>
>>  ****
>>
>> Please feel free to express your thanks here and also detail how Mark’s
>> help has influenced and supported your work as a teacher. ****
>>
>>  ****
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>>  ****
>>
>> Kind Regards****
>>
>>  ****
>>
>> Kevork Krozian****
>>
>> Edulists Creator Administrator****
>>
>> www.edulists.com.au****
>>
>> tel: 0419 356 034****
>>
>>  ****
>>
>> -- ****
>>
>> --****
>>
>> Mark Kelly****
>>
>> mark at vceit.com****
>>
>> http://vceit.com****
>>
>> --
> Mark Kelly
> mark at vceit.com
> http://vceit.com
>
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