Testimonials
Mick led our executive team through an amazingly powerful journey of challenge and self analysis. He brought new ideas in an inspiring and interactive day that resulted in the school leadership team feeling energised and more empowered. Using a variety of thinking and learning strategies Mick engaged us in a fun and meaningful way that will help us to better implement ways of building shared school vision and understandings.
John Ward - Principal - Woolgoolga High School
Mick recently ran full day sessions at each of our two campuses. He carefully tailored the presentations to best suit the needs of staff, and the specific campus requirements and presented two different stimulating, highly engaging and challenging programs. Unlike other facilitators his approach is extremely flexible and responsive to the input and mood of the group (as well as the direction and input from the planning team). He presents with humour and engaging anecdotes that are strongly reinforced by hard data and personal in-school experience. Our staff (even those who are very difficult to engage) were extremely positive about the program he presented, finding it enjoyable, but also stimulating and challenging. More importantly he set the scene for significant ongoing work around student management and engagement and gave us a strong kick start and some very specific direction. Staff feedback was extremely positive – some citing it as the “best PD they had undertaken.” Another measure of his impact is the degree to which his terminology and analogies have entered the language of our college (both formally and informally), and are now becoming part of our culture.
Mick is a highly creditable, engaging and down to earth presenter who is able to challenge, stimulate and entertain.
Mt Erin Secondary College
This attractive diary has been a great hit with my Grade Six students, many of whom quote the little anecdotes and thinking skills presented each week .The 'Did You Know' section also provides a focus for discussion and the diary itself has assisted the parents in participating in the organisation of homework.
Jan Wicking - Essex Heights Primary School
At Casimir Catholic College we found the Learning Curve a great support to our Learning Skills program. It is a constant reminder to the students, both junior and senior, of the need to develop organisational and study skills.
Alyce Khalifeh - Assistant Principal Casimir Catholic College
Tallangatta Secondary College has been using the Learning Curve Planners for 4 years. We have seen a cultural shift in the students use of the planner which has led to better communication with parents and improved organisational skills of our students. Parents have been very positive with their feedback of the weekly educational focus that the planners provide.
Con Madden - Assistant Principal Tallangatta Secondary College
Just wanted to say THANK YOU. Your information was fantastic and you have a wonderful gift at public speaking. The caring attitude and consistency (student approach, staff approach) your staff presented to us was extremely inspiring to myself especially, but also to other staff members (they were buzzing) Thank you for driving over here and spending time with us!!!!!
Janine Watson - Echuca College
Mick is extremely realistic and very much hands-on in his approach. All theory is backed up with practical units, study timetables, study hints and information that can be followed up by the teaching staff. All material is user friendly and is pitched at the appropriate student level.
Shepparton High School
For several years we have invited Mick Walsh to La Trobe University, Bendigo to talk to our Grad. Dip. (Secondary) student teachers about classroom management and whole school discipline policies. He was a special guest speaker at a pre-practicum forum where his brief was to provide reassurance to one hundred student teachers about to embark on their first teaching round.
This he did with consummate skill. Students remarked afterwards upon the usefulness and practicality of his advice, but were even more impressed by the exceptionally positive perspective that Mick puts upon classroom life. His empathy and respect for young people is inspiring, as is his faith in the potential of good teachers to effect meaningful change in the lives of their students. His obvious passion for teaching and his capacity to celebrate the colour and humour of classroom life makes him a most fitting person to address beginning, establishing and accomplished teachers.
Lecturer in Education, Practicum Coordinator School of Education, La Trobe University
The content and approach was "spot on" for our customers. Our Year 12 students appear self-assured, but they need help in setting goals for their Year 12 year and their life after that. Mick's seminar attacked this beautifully. What YOU want to achieve? YOU must make it happen. Your teacher will help YOU. Equally important was the second part, "How YOU can make it happen". It was an excellent coverage of study skills and time management.
Gippsland Grammar
Dear Mick,
Congratulations on your diary!
It’s great – a system of reminders to kids/for kids (of various stages) of what they need to know, practise and get done!
It’s an excellent tool for learning and remembering good habits.
It’s attractive and easy to read and easily ‘personalised’ for individual schools.
Sincerely,
June Richards (Former High School Principal)