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A Balancing Act: Censorship in the Senior Classroom

What is the balance between the freedom allowed to older, presumably more mature secondary school students and the requirements of appropriateness in the public school classroom? This is a question I’m struggling with right now as a teacher of a… Continue Reading →

Invulnerability is not a Teacher Superpower

I spend a lot of time working with my students to help them be successful – both in my class and in the other classes they take. We go over thinking skills and writing skills; I teach them how to… Continue Reading →

Why can’t we have it all?

I had the privilege of having two student teachers join me to observe my Humanities 8 class this morning. It reminded me of lo those many years ago (no, I’m not going to tell you how many; suffice it to… Continue Reading →

At what point does discretion become concealment?

Last week a student used the word “faggot” in my class. I felt like I’d been punched. Whereas it would still have bothered me several years ago, I wouldn’t have had quite as visceral a reaction as I had last… Continue Reading →

Mindset is the problem

I’ve been reading Mindset by Carol Dweck lately. For those of you who aren’t familiar with it, it’s a (really fascinating) nonfiction book about how the way we think about our potential affects our ability willingness to learn. Dweck posits… Continue Reading →

To be or not to be (on social media)

Social media has become the Great Evil for many adults who have or work with teenagers and pre-adolescents. It is ubiquitous, potentially dangerous and constantly changing. It can cause great problems for individuals and groups, and schools are ill-equipped to… Continue Reading →

Attracting and Retaining a Diverse, Qualified and Engaged Workforce

Generally I stay out of the comments of news articles. I have enough stress right now trying to figure out how I am going to plan my lessons, help my students, assess their learning and write their report cards in… Continue Reading →

Minister Fassbender: Teachers may do extra curriculars, but not any work outside the lockout hours (so when do I plan and mark?)

I spent most of today upset about the that informed teachers that we were going to be locked out of our workplace more than 45 minutes before or after the instructional time we have with students, and that we were… Continue Reading →

Connecting with Parents

For a teacher, one of the things that is key in determining the scholastic success of a child is making a connection with their life outside of school. That means getting to know the child, finding out what his or… Continue Reading →

Make It Yours

Yesterday I had the privilege of attending @TEDxSFU‘s annual conference. This year the theme was #MakeItYours. It was a TED event, so I think it goes without saying that the speakers were incredible and the learning intense. Equally amazing was… Continue Reading →

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