"Student Newspaper: 'Western Say-So' from Waterloo-Oxford DSS at Student Conference"

 

"Souvenir buttons from Waterloo-Oxford District Secondary School"

 

"Looking north on Clinton Street in Teeswater"

 

"Looking south on Clintion Street in Teeswater"

 

"Do not fear mistakes. There are none."

 

When will the next pandemic occur?

 

Knowledge was formulated by people long before we emerged as 'civilized'

 

A city with a homeless problem has a wealth problem.

 

Darwin works in mysterious ways

 

Anti-vaxxers believe they don't need to protect themselves against sexuality transmitted diseases

 

I would have thought that the Covid pandemic would have been an opportunity for the religions to role model caring congregations.

 

Towns without sidewalks put pedestrians at risk.

 

If you live in Ontario, you are on Treaty Land and have an obligation to know which Treaty you live on.

 

The colonizers of the world who adhere to the beliefs of the capitalist economy have robbed the earth of resources, pushed species to extinction, and destroyed the climate.

 

Before and after views of a laundry room fix up

 

Wishing there was a Haudenosaunee Confederacy Wampum Lego set

 

At Centre-In-The-Square to see July Talk

 

Iskwé - The Unforgotten ft. Tanya Tagaq (music video)

New side porch is almost done

 

Celebrating Autumn Peltier

 

“Many of the drivers of climate change — including oil, gas, mining and deforestation — have already destroyed Indigenous lands.”

 

Many Indigenous peoples live where the impacts of climate change are likely to be greatest

 

I attended the Remembrance Day service in Princeton this year. At least 70 other people joined .

 

Ken Whytock Photos: "The 4-H Garden Club parade float"

Ken Whytock Photos: "The 4-H Garden Club parade float":  

Most people don't recognize opportunity because it comes dressed in overalls and looks like work.

Balance the difficult history with positive stories of success when teaching about Residential Schools – teach of the resilience

 

“Educators have to relearn what they think they know about Canada”

 

"Our children are going to grow up with this truth...."

 

Doug Ford is not a friend of workers

 

Luke Evans - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (Official Video)

"Cellphones and the Brain"

 

Horses make everything beautiful

 

Lyrics: "Have you ever been lost"

 

Lyrics: "I know what my life is for"

 

"I feel like making up for lost time"

 

Quotation: "Love's the answer"

 

Drawing and sketching helps kids connect with the world

 

So I’m up and waiting for a ride to work at 5:00 a.m. on a Sunday morning - it’s kind of beautiful!

 

Counter protest strategy for hospital protesters

 There are planned protests outside hospitals in Ontario today. I think others should show up and photograph these protesters- then put their pictures on social media and pressure their employers to fire them.

Wab Kinew - Heroes

"Visiting anti-vaxxers at home"

 

Markbooks should track Overall Learning expectations and not the assessment tool

 

Everybody wants to thrive

 

Listening is our superpower

 

"...to be disengaged means to be disconnected and skeptical of our ability to create positive change in our lives or to have a positive contribution to our environment."

 

"Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity."

 

"One of the greatest challenges of our time lies in the tension that emerges from the dialogue between the past and the present."

 

30 years of being an educator - a photo from the 1st day of work each sc...

Assessments used in the classroom should increase relevant feedback ....should be designed to continuously improve student learning and inform the learning environment

 

Lyrics from Neil Young...

 

O'Toole and the Conservatives care not about mothers and especially single mothers in the workforce

 

Wish all politicians would think independently and not allow themselves to be told how to think

 

"The future is not for us to predict, it is for us to create."

 

"Living in the burbs with my Landspeeder"