“I was taught to see racism only in individual acts of meanness, not in invisible systems conferring dominance on my group.” — Peggy McIntosh During my Master’s program a few years ago, one of the articles we were… Continue Reading
“Neo-liberal policies involving market solutions may actually serve to reproduce – not subvert – traditional hierarchies of class and race” — Michael W. Apple Christy Clark, the new Premier in British Columbia, has long been an advocate of increasing the… Continue Reading
“When it comes to assessment, think purpose, purpose, purpose”— Caren Cameron Coaching and teaching have always been passions of mine; however, I had previously considered coaching and teaching to be two completely different things. About 5 years ago, following some… Continue Reading
STORY 1: There is no future in dance. “There’s no future in dance”. This horrible statement was made to my wife, Tonya, in her grade 11 year of high school. Here is her story: For as long as Tonya can… Continue Reading
I am pleased to have Brian Barry (@nunavut_teacher) as a guest blogger. Brian is a Grade 9 Math/Science teacher from Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada who is passionate about education technology and human motivation. His thoughts on motivation, including rewards and punishment,… Continue Reading
***Updated at bottom of post! We all look to be inspired – we search videos, read books, attend conferences, and meet with people who inspire us. Many times, we need not look further than our own playground; to make a… Continue Reading
I am pleased to have Sheila Stewart as a guest writer. I have been introduced to Sheila’s passion around education through Twitter and although Sheila is from Ontario, her thoughts on technology, standardized testing, and learning reach far beyond that… Continue Reading
“He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy… Continue Reading
Every child has a strength; the key for us, as educators, is to tap into these strengths and passion and help students to truly flourish in their lives. We need to stop putting lids on what kids can do and… Continue Reading
“We don’t know who we can be until we know what we can do.” – Sir Ken Robinson (This was originally guest-posted as an “A-Ha Moment” on Blogging Through the Fourth Dimension. With all the talk about how we changed… Continue Reading