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window in the dark / Dymphna Cusack ; introduced and edited by Debra Adelaide.
Summary: "A window in the dark" is Dymphna Cusack's account of her career as a teacher in New South Wales. The book begins when she was a student at Sydney University and ends in Newcastle during the war. A 'window in the dark' was a metaphor she used to describe the teaching process: opening up a window in the minds of her students to develop their thinking. Includes bibliographical references: p. 28-30. This title is available as a free eBook from the National Library of Australia, at the URL below. Dymphna Cusack was a member of the NSW Teachers Federation. "Although the Married Women Lecturers' and Teachers' Act was not passed until 1932, it was common practice for women to resign upon marriage, the Department expected it, and if it did not receive a resignation, then it issued one for you in the form of compulsory retirement." -- p. 15-16. "Although the Married Women Lecturers' and Teachers' Act was not passed until 1932, it was common practice for women to resign upon marriage, the Department expected it, and if it did not receive a resignation, then it issued one for you in the form of compulsory retirement." -- p. 15-16.