Monthly Archives: January 2016

Day 91 (of 183) on winter activities & wonky school days  Sometimes I chuckle to myself when people talk about the importance of each and every school day – because each and every school day is not created equal.  The … Continue reading →

Day 90 (of 183) school growth conversations   Today we began the School Growth Conversation for the next “year”……yeah – starting conversations in January to set some direction for the upcoming school year. Complex? a little. but getting better over … Continue reading →

Day 89 (of 183) 2 roads diverged & I took the one less traveled by & that has made all the difference#blog4mh #BellLetsTalk The quote is actually: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I —  I took the one … Continue reading →

Day 88 (of 183) on exams as my daughter has now written more than I did… Even though I am a product of the BC public school system, I never wrote a provincial exam (and I turned out fine…..-ish). So … Continue reading →

Day 87 (of 183) sometimes Monday feels like the noodle incident  Sometimes the day starts fast and keeps picking up steam….      Sometimes things are hard to talk about. And even more complex t talk around.     And yet … Continue reading →

Day 86 (of 183) The good old days weren’t (inspired by @garr_s and @shareski) After a long week I saw a tweet:  How good were the “good old days”? Some thoughts from @shareski… The Good Old Days ideasandthoughts.org/2016/01/22/the… #bcedchat And … Continue reading →

Day 85 (of 183) friends for life #blog4mh I think I was one of the lucky ones. Our district, then our school and finally my classroom, was chosen to be a pilot group for Friends for Life – a research … Continue reading →

Day 84 (of 183) if i were to write a book on anxiety & school #blog4mh   So….one of my personal thought/challenges was wondering if I could take my blog/rant on anxiety: https://technolandy.wordpress.com/2015/05/01/day-150-of-188-my-anxiety-rant-edited-continued-blog4mh-anxiety/ and expand it into a ‘book’ – some more … Continue reading →

Day 83 (of 183) sometime the things the meeting Every once in awhile it can feel like meeting overload….    But some meeting are actually important. Not including the informal meetings I experienced today, here were the meetings and the … Continue reading →

Day 82 (of 183) education and the waiting game (inspired by waiting for superman) Waiting for Superman is the name of a US documentary that (very) briefly is about the ‘breakdown’ of US schools and some of the attempts used … Continue reading →