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Day -3 (of 2025/26) dress codes – I get it, but… “If moms can’t pay the barbershop, if their homes don’t have (running) water, (or) electricity to iron, if they haven’t given them shoes, put yourself in that position Minister (Trigueros), and dress like a civilian,” Magaña wrote on X. El Salvador is enforcing strict…

Day -4 (of 2025) Horray for some university entrance changes! viva l’ History of Math  Not for nothing, but thank goodness for statements such as this from UBC regarding entrance requirements: For students starting September 2026: Video link: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DN1mKpvwky6/?igsh=MXZtNmcybjFkYmNmeQ== This means that History of Math 11 is now more than ‘just’ a way to get…

Day -5 (of 2025/26) what to do as parents to get learners ready for the school year! Thanks @huffpost Teachers Confess What They Really Want Parents To Do Before School Starts. Their Answers Are Surprising. — HuffPost One week to go till schools reopen in BC – hoping the same in Alberta… both provinces teachers…

Day 47 (of SOL 2025) thought on fitness tests US is bringing back the “presidents fitness test” which immediately reminded me of Canadas Particip-ACTION drills we used to do. The us version: 1 mile run (1.6 km)  Shuttle run Push-ups Pull-ups Sit-ups Sit-and-reach The grid differs based on gender and age: https://gilmore.gvsd.us/documents/Info/Forms/Teacher%20Forms/Presidentialchallengetest.pdf but the award…

Day 46 (of SOL 2025) a tryout for another #deanie @shareski I was very excited to learn that Dean Shareksi was our summer learning event ‘special guest’ – I am a big fan of Deans work and was so excited I texted our superintendent much later than I should’ve after I saw the agenda for…

Day 45 (of SOL 2025) a ‘test’ for OK teachers… Strike one – this ‘test’ for Oklahoma teachers is very biased, with some components specifically for more woke areas, rather than the preferred dozing/sleepwalking regions… Strike two – it’s one of the worst formats (though easiest for a scantron result) and foul (strike 3 in…

Day 44 (of 2025 SOL) attendance a “fine” idea? Two weeks until schools officially open in BC. My district did a social media blitz about the importance of attendance at the end of last season – I teased that I was going to promote that with our Online School, you were always present and on…

Day 43 (of SOL 2025) which parents have rights? @huffpost Article via @mollywadzeck Lots of chatter around book bans being more than about books- which this article by  Molly Wadzeck summarizes nicely https://apple.news/A2tSDFeoHQqaE_eD6RVgqJw – https://www.huffpost.com/entry/religious-freedom-in-schools_l_68920c92e4b06ab338945353 – which parents have the right to have their rights imposed on all – in particular when #SOGI and #bipoc…

Day 42 (of SOL 2025) Dear @shanesafir & @sjeducate 10/10 “spoilers” of edutoxins in Pedagogy of Voice : ego Dear Shane and Sawsan… in Pedagogies of Voice, you bring up “10 Toxins” carried in the form of signature practices and dscourses – here is a thought on: 10. Ego Looks Like Sounds Like Can feel…

Day 41 (of SOL 2025) Dear @shanesafir & @sjeducate 9/10 “spoilers” of edutoxins in Pedagogy of Voice: scarcity mindset Dear Shane and Sawsan… in Pedagogies of Voice, you bring up “10 Toxins” carried in the form of signature practices and dscourses – here is a thought on: 9. Scarcity mindset Looks Like: Sounds Like: Can…