For the past few weeks, I have been wondering why the loss of a former student has hit me so hard (please read this post as it will help make sense of this one). Andrew was a great kid.. but… Continue Reading
A few years ago, as a new principal, I made a decision to recognize the children for “making a difference” at our school. The idea was that at our monthly assembly, all staff members would have an opportunity to publicly… Continue Reading
“Social Media Super Man” @davidwees and I invite you to attend our second ever Twitter chat about issues in BC Education. We will be having these chats weekly/biweekly throughout the year and will be using the hashtag #BCed. For Monday,… Continue Reading
In June, I offered our intermediate teachers the opportunity to attend, with me, a one day session with Tom Schimmer on the topic of “10 Things That Matter From Assessment to Grading” (based on his newly released book of the… Continue Reading
I sit here because I cannot sleep. I sit here with eyes full of tears and a mind full of memories because I received a text message from Brianna, an ex-student and ex-player, whom I remain in close contact with,… Continue Reading
I would first like to welcome families, friends, staff, community, and most importantly, students to our Grade 6 Celebration and year end ceremony. I hope you enjoy the format we use at Kent school in which we honour and recognize… Continue Reading
I just finished reading another great post by Timothy Monreal (@mryoungteacher) on “Teaching Empathy“. I do not disagree with Tim as I truly believe that the modeling of empathy and care is so important in our schools as well as… Continue Reading
As educators, we are often faced with an opportunity to take the easy road or the hard road. The easy road often works for us as parents, teachers, administrators but it rarely works for kids. The difficult road may be… Continue Reading