Challenging the dominant culture's ways of viewing the world

 

Our students are struggling - go from there

 

"People are struggling"

 

"We must extend each other grace"

 

Weeping Cypress in a Winter Ice Window

 

Conversation with Erin Hodson

Why Sir John A. MacDonald shouldn’t be honoured with statues

 

Economic benefit used to be used as an excuse to keep power

 

Why we need to do away with grades

 

The next batch of winter ice windows turned out better

 

Do you think a side effect of Covid-19 will be a better world?

 

“They buried us but they didn’t know we were seeds”

 

Congratulations President Biden on putting the climate first, ahead of the interests of big oil.

 

Educational Postcard: "We will take care of each other."

 

Winter Ice Window turned out okay

 

I think we can begin harvesting our basil and dill this weekend!

 

Just finished reading “Braiding Sweetgrass” again - such a good book

 

Curating Difficult History

"There should be diversity in teacher staff-rooms"

"There should be diversity in teacher staff-rooms"

When we hear talk of systemic racism, lack of diversity in hiring is an example of this. If the research proves that role models promote success, why wouldn't one support this?

 

Here are more than 70 carefully selected lists of multicultural and social justice books for children, young adults, and educators.

 Love that this list exists:  https://socialjusticebooks.org/booklists/

The best selection of multicultural and social justice books for children, YA, and educators.

"Canadian Pride"

 

"The message is in my face"

 

"Words do Matter."

 

"A poetry group"

 

Poem: from "True to a Dream" by Donald Petersen

 

What systemic racism in Canada looks like

“Marginalized students are marginalized at school.”

 

"Sometimes it feels this way."

 

"Faces on an Ant Colony"

 

"Ride a Wild Horse" by Hannah Kahn

 

New Year's Eve 2020