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Day 87 (of 2025/26) #bluemonday – real or myth There are a number of things that feel real, despite what the evidence says.. full moons = crazier behaviour has been debunked… – injuries increasing after time changes for daylight savings on the other hand… confirmed.  Full moons decades of studies have failed to establish a…

Day 86 (of 2025/26) 3 news stories for the week; people misremembering the good old days of cheating; snow days; why teach English; and bc teachers contract… Are we actually worried about integrity—or just uncomfortable that cheating looks different now? 2. Snow days and perspective. My daughter confirmed that the Ontario snowstorm was definitely “close…

Day 85 (of 2025/26) #tEChursdAI look at the “A” in AI… from a chat I asked my digital collaborator: I have been shifting the definition of the A in “AI” from artificial to alternative, but what do you think of ‘ambient’ or ‘asynchronous’ – especially as the shift may be to enable more processing even…

Day 84 (of 2025/26) daydream believer https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/why-you-should-put-down-your-phone-and-daydream-instead/ar-AA1TO2vq Distractions come in many shapes and forms – and while the personal screen does a lot of this, I remain a strong advocate of boredom breaks and , as mentioned in this article, daydreaming – sometimes the kid looking out the window is more engaged than the student…

Day 83 (of 2025/26) the complicated life of some authors/cartoonists – Scott Adams… I enjoyed a lot of Dilbert over the years. The cartoon strip was a huge success and very popular (popular enough to even inspire a tv series). And unlike some (Bill Watterson) was heavily into merchandising the brand – Dilbert was even…

Day 82 (of 2025/26) #mathmonday – Math evolving in how we solve it…  Some thinking about math as we re-enter some thoughts connected to History of Math 11 (the best math ever for those of us who are called to the Arts more than the Sciences – especially as universities now welcome it… for the…

Day 81 (of 2025/26) some education connected news stories for the new calendar year! Civility Rules in Quebec; chew more gum in school!; and too many babies are watching @MsRachelforlittles @MsRachelSongs ! 1. “Civility” – Well, in Quebec, students must now address teachers as “Mr” and “Ms” under new civility rule… https://apple.news/AY7TITJc5TlyZcJEkVsJ2ZQ – a big…

Day 79/80 + bonus blog (of 2025/26) serendipity around misremembering nostalgia… thanks @msn  #tEChursdAI saw me share some of the things we have ‘lost’ in 2025 and on Wednesday I shared the things that we teach, but don’t get to practice much outside of the classroom environment…. And then another share was shared… one of…

Day 80 (of 2025/26) #tEChursdAI look at the tech we lost in 2025… and what 2026 might bring…  This year we said goodby to some tech that was once used or appreciated for various reasons…  Apple once again took a step – removing the home button and the last of the physical click that many…

Day 79 (of 2025/26) Things change aka shift happens… These were once survival skills in a low-tech world. Today they’re nostalgia skills – useful, but no longer central. We still teach these skills, but mainly because they’re familiar to us… and we need to recognize that relevance has shifted and that schools cannot be artificial…