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Day 51 (of 2024/25) thinking about #LouisRiel  The learning of Louis Riel has long been complicated. I consider myself fortunate as our small school socials teacher shred events and let us decide if Riel was a taitor or hero… many others were directly informed that Riel was a bad person who somehow help lead to…

Day 50 (of 2024/25) wait till people take a look at modern calculators…. Ban bias via things we wish we had… on a #tEChursday thanks @wired Recently a focus on banning personal tech has noticed smartwatches https://www.edweek.org/technology/why-schools-are-getting-a-jump-on-their-smartwatch-policies/2024/09 And  https://apple.news/AyqEV8lH6Q52nuhR9C5ExNA OR https://www.wired.com/story/schools-ban-phones-but-kids-arrive-with-smartwatches-edsurge/#:~:text=Many%20parents%20are%20unable%20or,another%20“electronic%20umbilical%20cord.”&text=This%20article%20was%20copublished%20with%20EdSurge.  with a personal note that since the early 1980s, watches have long pushed and…

Day 49 (of 2024/25) #kindnessday as part of #movember and the lead into #transgenderawarenessweek November 13th is Kindness Day – and has been since the initiate started in 1997. The hope has been that people would spend a day focusing on showing kindness… The hope is that the spirit of the day will inspire people…

Day 48 (of 2024/25) an age restriction is only part of a way forward… for social medias and more Oz is looking at 16 being the age to unblock social media’s to youth. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-07/labor-backs-social-media-age-minimum-16-years/104571186 I’m not against a limitation – but I do worry that if it comes without some pre-teaching opportunities, it is like…

Day 47 (of 2024/25) Remembrance Day & Indigenous Veterans Day Assembly Nice when the days align – Indigenous Veterans Day is November 8th – Remembrance Day is November 11th – but the BC School Act insists on an assembly for Remembrance Day the school day before the 11th – because of it landing on a…

Day 46 (of 2024/25) Epilepsy Training update re  BC Epilepsy Society Great opportunity to update some knowledge about epilepsy! Things have changed over the years in schools… less 1:1 support ‘just in case’ and more knowledge and understanding about epilepsy… Spectrum of severity Uncomplicated <——> Complicated Controlled <——> intractable (eg on 5 medications but still…

Day 45 (of 2024/25) Our Winter Market It’s fun being a new principal with a school – you get to encounter annual events that are ‘new to you’! One of these is our annual Winter Market (yes, we are aware that we are really only mid-fall)  This is an opportunity for students to take on…

Day 44 (of 2024/25) wow – can’t even pretend the US Presidential Election isn’t distracting… can’t ban every distraction It’s been hovering for over 2 years. Way too long – Canadian election rules make the calling and running of a campaign much more … limited in scope. I used to think that the 4 year…

Day 43 (of 2024/25) #movember 24 things to be aware of this Movember 2024 Yes – I do have a goal of $42 on my Movember page: https://movember.com/m/ianlandy?mc=1 Men-tal health month. And physical health. And all genders – but a “men” health theme. We don’t always do a good job doing that – talking about…

Day 42 (of 2024/25) I read Haidt’s Anxious Generation so you don’t have to Overall: Not as bad as I feared… I liked his views on some of the societal glitches that need attention (free play; over-safety by parents/adults;) but some things that were understated in the rise of anxiety (guns; school shootings/violence/active shooter drills;…