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Day 9 (of 2024/25) Terry Fox continues to inspire and motivate I can still recall the memories of the news tracking the Marathi of Hope. The university student who lost a leg to cancer and decided to raise awareness by running across Canada. Before social media. Before cell phones. And without corporate sponsorship -except for…

Day 8 (of 2024/25) what should be added to education (according to Ontario) but what should be dropped? Ontario is asking parents what they feel ought to be part of students learning in schools regarding practical life skills. https://www.ontario.ca/form/survey-equipping-students-practical-life-skills And some of the ideas are great… and things I have taught my kids both at…

Day 7 (of 2024/25) orange shirt day can be everyday… With official Orange Shirt Day being the last Wednesday of the month, I’ve been reflecting on my OG orange shirt wearing – at a school that remains special in my heart, when Phyllis’ story was first being shared, our school opted to adopt orange as…

Day 6 (of 2024/25) thank you John Oliver @iamjohnoliver for  @lastweektonightfocusing on school meals (Last Week Tonight Sept 8 2024) For a really long time, longer than this blog/journal has existed, I have pointed out that Canada remains the lone G7 nation without a food plan for students. PEI finally introduced a lunch program for…

Day 5 (of 2024/25) journaling… it’s not easy for some – great reminder from @rynleemorse (on x) @ryneekai on TikTok/insta (and it’s not limited to journaling) As I am getting season q2 of this ‘blog each day of learning’ going… I usually encourage people not to try it because the methodology, while helpful, can be…

Day 4 (of 2-24/25) first week…

Day 3 (of 2024/25) what a quote from a parent   Here is how I see the continuum from exclusion to belonging:  Exclusion: Outright rejection. “You can’t be here.” Tolerance: Neutral. “You can be here, but the space was not designed with you in mind, and we don’t particularly care if you are here or…

Day 2 (of 2024/25) Book Share: Math-ish by @joboaler (yes, I’ll get a copy for any of my staff who want one) #trueBoaliever Web resources: mathish.org youcubed.org Haters gonna hate – but I’m gonna shake it off and say that I love the thinking Jo Boaler (and others – looking at you Sunil Singh @mathgarden)…

Day One (of 2024/25) Year 11 of a ‘days of learning blog’ 2053 “in season” blogs on my way to ‘catching’ the Ironman Cal Ripkens in-season record of 2632. Sure, he played baseball and I am blogging each day of learning (2325 overall) but still, a streak is a streak… But there are times when…

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