You let me down dude.I tweeted you yesterday when my four years young MacBook Pro died - suddenly - during an Education, 21st Century Learning IT conference. I needed my MBP to learn all the cool programs the #otf21c Minds on Media people were teaching us.Will Richardson was there you know. … [Read more...]
We Need School Librarians
The news is all a buzz about the closing of school libraries and reductions in school librarians.This is very unfortunate. Up here in the Great White North, we haven't had librarians for years. I read in the paper that 10% of northern school have librarians and that would reflect my own … [Read more...]
A Teacher’s Story: From Special Ed to the Honour Roll
By: Cayla from Running, Recipes, and ReadingI have a new Facebook friend. Her name is Katie. We became friends last week on her 18th birthday, the age I tell my students I can honour their friend request. But Katie isn't just any friend, she is my all-time favourite student.I met … [Read more...]
#elxn41 – What’s important to your family?
First off I have to admit my bias. I'm a sorta crunchy, leftist daughter of hippies. Really. I believe we live in a society of over-consumption. We. Consume. Too. Much. Of everything. I am guilty of it. I try not to but I do. I get suckered in … [Read more...]
To Medicate or Not to Medicate
By: Cayla from Running, Recipes, and Reading My son, B, has ADHD.When we first found out, our doctor asked if we would consider medication. "Oh, no," we responded, "He's getting straight-A's in school and has lots of friends. We love his personality and don't want him to change." We had … [Read more...]
School – Full Disclosure
I've written about school, homeschooling, unschooling and the education system a little bit here, here, here, and here. I have strong opinions. I have a confession to make. I hated school. Truly. I hated elementary school more than I hated high school. I … [Read more...]
Dream Life
Lately I've been thinking about what I want out of this life of mine. It's actually quite a tough question. Do I go crazy and fantasize about the "perfect" life, do I focus only on the practical, or is the answer somewhere in between? I'm taking the in between route and here are a … [Read more...]
Be Careful What You Blog About?
We've all heard the stories of facebook being used in court cases. The cases where an employee takes medical leave and then a photo of him/her is posted skiing and sitting in a hot tub with a drink in hand. The reality is that we have to be careful what we put out there on the internet … [Read more...]
Good Job! Gah!
When I hear "Good Job!", I throw up in my mouth a lot little. I saw the light after I started reading Alfie Kohn's writings, including, but not limited to, Unconditional Parenting and Punished by Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise, and Other Bribes. … [Read more...]
Sunday Surf – Instead of Finger Pointing – How about cooperation & collaboration?
This morning I decided to browse the Globe & Mail website and I read this article, The More Mom Works, the Heavier the Child: Study. Really? Come on! More mother blame. The article is quite unbalanced and it seems like the intention is to get a debate raging in the … [Read more...]
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