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Category Archives: Teacher
The Teacher’s Kid – It’s not what you think…
I had the opportunity this evening to enter into a discussion with a colleague: a fellow teacher who is also the parent of a five-year-old Autistic son. So as we talked this man commented, “It is great that you are … Continue reading
Posted in Activist, Advocacy, Autism, childhood, Disability, Educator, neurodivergent, Parent, prejudice, Teacher
Tagged Activism, advocate, Autistic, Autistic Activist, disability, injustice, neurodivergent, oppression, social justice activist, The Teacher's kid
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MLA… MIA – What’s the Diff?!? #bced
The [neo]Liberal elected representatives of our Provincial Government are refusing to meet with constituents to discuss the current crisis in education in British Columbia. One MLA posted this outside his office. To be fair… he did so after children wielding… … Continue reading
Appreciation on the First Day of School: #Iwillholdtheline
So the first day of school in BC this year – a time that is usually exciting and feels full of possibility – is little different from most… Picketing is not the most promising start to the school year… but … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Autism, BC Teachers Federation, BCTF, Educator, Play, Teacher
Tagged #bced, #Iwillholdtheline, #MLAplaydate, BC Liberal Party, BC parent support teachers, BCTF, Christy Clark, CUPE, Peter Fassbender
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Dear Mr. Fassbender: All You Really Need to Know You Learned in Kindergarten
Note: This post is written in response to the BC Minster of Education, Peter Fassbender’s, CKNW radio interview regarding the labour dispute with the public school teachers of British Columbia (BCTF). Today I took part in a live-tweet response during … Continue reading
Posted in ableism, acceptance, Autism, Autistic, BC Teachers Federation, BCTF, Educator, Neurodiversity, Special Education, Teacher
Tagged All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten, assessment, BC MInistry of Education Special Education Manual, BCCH, BCTF, CKNW, Henry Ford, Jim Iker, Kindergarten teacher, Minister of Education, Peter Fassbender, Responsibilities, Robert Fulghum, stigma, Strike, Sunnyhill
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On Literature for Children and Co-creating Meaning
AKA: For Sophie with Love… I read Kate DiCamillo’s Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane to H a couple of years ago. We both loved it! It is a raw but touching tale about being yourself and love and acceptance – … Continue reading
Posted in Autism, Children's Literature, connections, Teacher
Tagged Charlotte's Web, children's literature, EB White, Jacob Two-Two and the Hooded Fang, John Bianchi, Kate DiCamillo, Kevin Henkes, Mordecai Richler, Nancie Atwell, picture books, Reading aloud, Roald Dahl, Robert Munsch, Simon Puttock, The Secret Garden
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Cross Words… Creative on the lines! #BCTF
Today we got creative on the lines, vented a little with some cross words, and made up this cool puzzle to share with our colleagues. Here is a link in PDF format: https://crosswordlabs.com/pdf/teacher-strike-2014 I will post the answers later … Continue reading
Posted in Activist, advocate, BC Teachers Federation, BCTF, Christy Clark, Educator, support, Teacher
Tagged BCTF, Chalk games, Christy Clark, Cross Words, Crossword, Hangman, Jim Iker, negotiate, Peter Fassbender, Picket lines, Save Our Schools, SOS, teacher strike
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Not alone… #BCTF #BCFED #TeachersStrike
Yesterday evening, along with other members of my district’s local, I went to the BC Federation of Labour’s rally in Vancouver to support the BCTF and it was heartening to see the support from so many unions and members of … Continue reading
Posted in Activist, Autism, BC Teachers Federation, BCTF, Educator, Parent, Public Education, social justice, Special Education, Teacher
Tagged BC Federation of Labour, BC Liberal Party, BCFed, BCTF, CUPE, Not alone!, public education, Solidarity, Teacher's Strike, Teachers taking a stand, Teachers' Strike 2014, Union
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1…2…3… Magic!! Christy Clark needs a time out!! #BCTF
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87%… That is the result. I sit tonight on the brink of an abyss of sorts… and I stare into the darkness – with unknown demons on the move. It sounds like the…
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