“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
“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
In a recent article in the Vancouver Province, it described an initiative started by a community to pay their children for getting good grades. After reading this, my heart began to race and I was floored. How could an entire… Continue Reading
“…the more we learn about learning, the more willing we may be to challenge the idea that homework has to be part of schooling” Alfie Kohn I remember my days in school when the bell would ring and the teacher… Continue Reading
In the recent past, I have been reading endless blogs and seeing news headlines (and Oprah shows) that focus on all the problems with the current education system (much of these focus on the US system but there is a… Continue Reading
I have been asked by a few parents to post my Farewell Speech to the Grade 6’s that was said at our Grade 6 Year-End Honouring Ceremony June 24th, 2010: When principals come up and give farewell speeches to classes… Continue Reading
If you read a previous post, “Death of an Awards Ceremony“, you are well aware of the change that Kent Elementary School made this past month. The staff decided to abolish all the awards and honour roll recognition and replace… Continue Reading
This is the time of the year that most schools are meeting and arguing over who is the top student in a variety of categories; high schools have selected their valedictorian (mostly based on who has the highest grades) and… Continue Reading