“...over 60 percent of the American population has under 1,000 dollars in savings.”

 

Research found "...eight-day-old infants whose mothers had worked out often had brains as active as eight-month-old babies..."

 

Transformative Placemaking are efforts to convert urban spaces into meaningful places

 

"Residential schools banned Indigenous languages as part of a systemic attempt to assimilate Indigenous children into the European way of life"

 

Assessment FOR Learning Strategies

 

Plant a tree

 

We could tell by our flag that it was a cold north November wind today, but no snow reached us.

 

"The power of choice has given the children in our class a sense of autonomy and responsibility.

 

When teachers operate in professional communities and take collective responsibility for student learning they produce school-wide gains in academic achievement..

 

“Cold logic is fine, but contention – the exchange of heated opinions about relative merit – this is where new ideas are forged and strengthened.”

 

Signs of cyber bullying victims are often similar to signs of other forms of bullying, in addition to these points….

 

“At its core, learning is a change in the content, the patterns, and the movement of thought.”

 

Students need their teachers to show them, using a think aloud, how thinking works; show them the starts and stops and the hesitation and redo's so that they know ideas don’t come fully formed out of anyone’s head.

 

Purposeful Student Conversation and Gradual Release of Responsibilty

 

I condemn my government for allowing the genocide being committed by the state of Israel in Gaza to continue unpublished.

 

“…student collaboration can be a springboard to better learning..."

 

You're richer than you think...

 

The high population of Indigenous People prior to European contact is often overlooked...

 

Live by this....

 

“Land is not merely a supplier for resources, but an environment to be cared for and looked after for the next generations.”

 

We are concerned about the impact of gambling advertising on sporting events.

 

“Gambling has enormous social costs for those that are most vulnerable in our society. Governments must be judicious and limit the circumstances in which it encourages gambling by advertising or any other means..”

 

Pirerre Poilievre trying to understand the word 'integrity.'

 

“Blessed are those who expect nothing; they won’t be disappointed.”

 

Chapter One of "Quest" (from August 1987)

 

The war crimes being committed in Gaza are on us

 

Welcome to Doug Ford's Ontario

 

Students can become teachers

 

Municipal politicians need to prioritize pedestrians

 

Capitalism will destroy everything

 

Start a union and protect your job because your employer won't

 

Sports betting is a dangerous and addictive tax...

 

"To err is human, to forgive, canine." #dogs #canine #loyalty #love

 

I'm here to shine a light on the shadow world

 

Having fun while serving...The Drumbo Lions Club

 

The face of a community volunteer...

 

The face of a community volunteer...

 

A Carbon Tax doesn't hurt our quality of life nor the oil industry.

 

"Fossil-fuel wealth tends to accrue unevenly, deepening social inequalities and disparities of political power."

 

Cats discussing the positive aspects of Carbon Taxes....

 

A Carbon Tax is for saving the planet...

 A Carbon Tax puts a price on the pollution which causes climate change, so to oppose a Carbon Tax is to call for free rein to pollute. Why? Why do we want people to pollute even more with no regard for the future of life on this planet? We need checks and balances on polluters.

'N Scale Model Railroads - 2nd edition magazine for sale $5.00

 

"Look to a way, that is not a route to a destination but rather the journey itself, for you cannot become what it is you aspire to unless you can be it where you are now."

 

Still-Life Photography: "The bar at Centre In The Square, Kitchener"

 

Parental Influence on academic success is inconsquential