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Annie Linn 7KH7HPSH 7LPHVSURGXFHG E\0U'LDV <HDU &RYHUDQG(GLWRULDOGLJLWDOLOOXVWUDWLRQ 39',FODVV E\$QQLH+XRQJDQG(OLVVD7UDP Unusual Christmas Traditions Roan Tanuarta Christmas! An event many look forward to at the end of the year. It is a time of joy and charity, a time where people come together to celebrate a tradition which has been in our culture for centuries. But of course people of different backgrounds celebrate Christmas differently, some celebrate it in a way which looks very odd and some celebrate Christmas with a tradition that some of us find very amusing. Luckily you won’t have to scour the web to find these hilarious Christmas traditions for I have compiled, for YOU, 3 Unusual Christmas Traditions for your recreational pleasure Catalonia has a couple of weird traditions. One of them being the addition of adding a defecating man into their nativity scene. The figure is called the Caganer. The other one is Tió de Nadal, meaning “The Christmas Log.” This Christmas tradition involves families to bring out the “Christmas” log on the 8th of December and “feed” the log with nuts, dried fruits and water every night until the 24th. They then beat the log on Christmas Eve with a stick to make it poop out candies and presents! n a small town called Gävle located in Sweden, a Christmas TraditionI that started in 1966 has become a big event for the towns- people. On the first day of Advent every year, authorities in the town have erected a straw Swedish yule goat, and every year vandals in that town has successfully burned it down. This ordeal has been go- ing since 1966 and has become like a little game for the townspeople. The Yule Goat has only survived the year once or twice since 1966 and people are excited to find out what will happen in 2016. “On a beautiful Christmas evening Japanese families would gather around their dining table talking amongst themselves while chowing down on some deliciously greasy KFC?” Christmas feasts usually include turkey, pudding and maybe some seafood. But in Japan things are a little different… as always. On a beautiful Christmas evening Japanese families would gather around their dining table talking amongst themselves while chowing down on some deliciously greasy KFC? Well it all started in 1974 when a group of foreigners in Japan could not find any turkey for their Christmas meal, so they bought KFC as a substitute. The company saw this as a great marketing opportunity and started advertising their KFC chicken as a key part of any Christmas meal. It began as a simple chicken and wine meal but grew overtime and now includes cake and champagne. The trend is now so popular that KFC insists that people order their KFC months beforehand to avoid the long queues which can be as long as 2 hours on some stores. You can now even enjoy some in-flight KFC, from December 1 through February 28 passengers on select trips between Tokyo and eight U.S. and European destinations can enjoy KFC in-flight. AQuestionofLeadership TempeTimeshasawonderfulscoopwhichentailsameetingoftwoofTempeHigh’sschoolleaders,one ourrelievingPrincipalMsHaleandourSchoolCaptainFenellaPalanca.Itisanenlighteninginterview presentinguswithaprofileonleadershipatTempeHighSchoolfromdifferentperspectives.Wehave twosignificantrolemodelsinMsHaleandFenellawhodiscusswhatthedriversareforleadershipand theyalsodiscussgenderbalanceinschools.FirstlysomebackgroundonMsHale,whointurn interviewsFenella.WhenMsHalewasinYear10,shecompletedherworkexperienceataschoolin southernSydneyforstudentswithemotional,intellectualandphysicaldisabilities.Fromthatpointin time,sheknewshewantedtobeateacher.Attheendofyear12(graduatingfromStGeorgeGirlsHS),it wasachoicebetweenteachingMathematicsorLanguages,havingstudied3unitMathsand3unit FrenchfortheHSC.ShechoseMathematicsandstudiedherdegreeattheUniversityofSydney.MsHale tookaDepartmentofEducationTeachingScholarshipandhadherfirstteachingjobintheCampbelltown district.Shesaysshehas“neverlookedbackandlovesherjob”. Doyouthinkgendereffectsthewayoneleads? MsHale:Notnecessarily.Ibelieveitdependsonpersonaltraitsandqualities.Theremaybeaperception thatwomenhaveamorenurturingapproachtoleadership,howeverinmyexperience,Ihaveseenthat qualityinbothgendersinleadershippositions.Apersonleadsusingtheirpersonalandinterpersonalskills, alongwithmanyothercapabilities,includingtheirorganisationalabilitiesandstrategicvision. Fenella:Ipersonallybelievethatanindividualcanbeconsideredagoodorbadleaderregardlessofwhat gendertheyare,butIdothinkthattheexperiencesmenandwomenfacearedifferentandthatcanhave an effect on the way they lead. In my opinion the environment that you grow up in is much more significanttobuildingcharacterthansomethingthatispredetermined.Unfortunately,though,menand womenaretreatedindrasticallydifferentwayswhenitcomestoleadership.Thereseemstobeacommon conception that women are expected to lead in a calmer and quieter way— and conversely, men are supposedtobeloudandaggressiveintheirapproach. TherecentPresidentialraceisaprettyclearexampleofsuchexpectations,butIdon’tthinkthatanyone shouldfeelliketheyshouldactonewayoranotherbecauseoftheirgender.Aslongasyoucanleadina logicalandrelaxedmanner— andif you know what you’re doing! — then your approach to leadership shouldn’tbereliantonyourgender.I,forone,amprettyloudwhenIspeak. Doyoubelieveitisimportanttohaveagenderbalanceinleadershippositions? MsHale:Ibelievethewaytogainaleadershippositionshouldbeonmerit.Aleaderneedstobeableto demonstratehow‘fantastic’theyareforaparticularrole.So,inotherwords,itmay,ormaynot,workout that there is a gender balance in positions. If you have the right people doing the right jobs, a gender balanceisinapplicable. Fenella:Idefinitelythinkthathavingdiverseleadershipisbeneficial.Again,Ithinkmostpeopleareshaped mostlybytheircontexts,andasannoyingasitmaybe,menandwomendogenerallygrowupindifferent situationsbecauseoftheirgender.IknowthattheexperiencesthatIhavehadisdifferentfrommymale counterpartsinbothnegativeandpositiveways,andIthinkthatthatmeansinaleadershipgroupwehave a broad range of opinions. I also definitely believe that it’s important to have a gender balance in leadershippositions.Ofcourse,Ithinkit’smoreimportanttohaveagoodleaderthanonethatfillsthe quotaofhavingawomanoranotherminority,butinleadershipgroupsIbelievethatifyouchoosesolely onabilitiesthenyou’lltendtohaveadiversemixanyway.Unfortunatelythisdoesn’tseemtohappenin theworkforce,wherewomeninleadershiprolesarestillaminority. Inmyopinion,Iamsurroundedbyrolemodels.Mymumwenttouniversityas amatureagestudenttostudylawandhashadaverysuccessfulcareer.My lategrandmotherdedicatedherentirelifetosupportingherfamily…MsHale Whatchallengeshaveyoufacedinbecomingaleader? MsHale:IsupposeonceIdecidedIwantedtobecomealeaderwithinmyprofession,Ihadtotakeonalot ofextraroles(someinavoluntarycapacity)togainexperience.Thattookalotoftimeanddedication, oftenaffectingmytimeawayfromwork.Itwascompetitive,soIdidn’tgeteveryroleIappliedforbutthat wasagoodthing.IlearntagreatlessonearlyoninmycareerwhenIappliedforaninternalHeadTeacher role–youshouldalwaysprepareforaninterview!Ijustwalkedinandthoughtweweregoingtohavea ‘friendlychat’,andwascaughtoutwhentherewereofficialquestionstoanswer.(NosurpriseIdidn’tget thatjobbutatleastIknewhowtoprepareforthenextone.) OnechallengeIfacedearlierinmycareerwasactuallyselfͲinflicted.Iwastooembarrassedtoaskforhelp or feedback regarding my written job applications and/or interviews. My colleagues and mentors were offeringmemockinterviewsaswellastheopportunitytoreadovermyresume,butIrarelytookthemup onthe offer.Ifoundthosescenariosveryuncomfortable. But thenI realised, thatishowother people weremovingforward.Ineededtoignoremyfeelingsofembarrassment,andunderstandthateveryone wastryingtohelp.InowdothesameforothersthatIammentoring,andIdon’tletthemsay‘no’. Fenella:Ihavetosay,Idon’tthinkthatI’vehadtoface nearly as many challenges becoming a leader as some otherwomenhave.Imean,boththeSRCandleadership team at Tempe have a solid 1:1 ratio when it comes to gender.TheproblemsthatIfacearetheonesthatmost womenexperience—whichusuallycomesintheformof beingtalkeddowntoorpatronised,orthelike.Everynow