Monthly Archives: March 2022

Day 124 (of 2021/22) @sirkenrobinson challenge Okay, now that my cardiac event is done, I can start being more future focused… Even though he passed in 2020, the thinking of Sir Ken still rings true. I was fortunate to see … Continue reading →

Day 123 (of 2021/22) 💔 —> ❤️‍🩹 #mycardiaceventweek I try to be transparent about mens health and while most of my focus has been mental health… because we don’t usually like to talk about ‘that’ – I am recovering from … Continue reading →

Day 122 (of 2021/22) ❤️ formative/summative/descriptive #mycardiaceventweek Just some stupid thoughts that ran through my mind while waiting to see if my formative assessments lead me to one of two results: stent or bypass. But the descriptive feedback has been … Continue reading →

Day 121 (of 2021/22) well that sucked – listen to your body 💔 My fear for around this year came true. My dad had a heart attack at 48 and… I got to experience my own cardiac event at 49. … Continue reading →

Spring Break of Learning 2022 – 3 education news stories you may have missed for the week ending March 25 with thanks to @seckermani , @kyanchus_bpost , & @nickmordo 1. Taliban and schools… chaos continues for one gender… https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-60848649 and … Continue reading →

Spring Break news 1. Seriously? How tone deaf and insensitive are some schools… https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/a-mother-says-her-son-was-sold-by-students-in-a-mock-slave-auction-school-district-votes-unanimously-on-action-plan-1.5819891 2. Screen time leads to bad behaviour! Well, okay… maybe 1% of the time… but screen correlation! (Me: difference between consuming and creating using screens…) https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-10618987/Children-allowed-watch-lots-TV-likely-badly-behaved-review-claims.html … Continue reading →

Spring Break of learning 2022 #1 – read alouds allowed? Shoutout to @jedipadmaster https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/11/us/toby-price-mississippi.html?smid=tw-share I love reading “the book with no pictures” to incoming kindergarten classes. Now I’m starting to wonder… Cuz I make strange noises while reading the BJ … Continue reading →

Day 120 (of 2021/22) 3 non-covid education news stories you may have missed for the week ending March 11. Thanks to @vancan19 , @timescolonist , & @theatlantic 1. Hmmm “special days act” – with this be more inclusive or more … Continue reading →

Day 119 (of 2021/22) spring break eve eve… Not an easy happy break to roll into. Not everyone does well with long weekends let along a looong break away from the routine and predictability that happens even in a chaotic … Continue reading →

Day 118 (of 2021/22) report cards Much like when I work with students… with teachers, I want to hear “their voice” in the report card comments. My bias against the accursed systems (reporting of achievement) are well mentioned and ongoing… … Continue reading →