“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” (but the best of time blew the worst of times completely out of the water!) This oft quoted line from Dickens (with my additional bracket) summarized my last … Continue reading →
This last week has provided opportunities to learn from educators that I have admired for a number of years. The week on the road (Atlanta and Winnipeg) was great in terms of the chance to present and interact with colleagues … Continue reading →
Any time a topic can get educators communicating and the public fomenting, it must be a good topic right? The debate that has emanated from Edmonton has sparked much commentary, columns, blog posts, and angst. I purposely sat back and … Continue reading →
I spent two days visiting with the students and staff at the DSBN Academy. Regular readers of this blog will recall a previous post about this newly established school (http://umakeadiff.blogspot.ca/2011_11_01_archive.html) that lives and breathes the singular mission encapsulated in two … Continue reading →
“Learning is not done to you. Learning is something you choose to do” This Seth Godin quote (part of his brilliant manifesto “Stop Stealing Dreams”) was in response to a question he posed about what schools are for but I … Continue reading →
I know some of you will have completed your Spring Break already while others may be in the midst of it. I hope all of you were able to use the time away as a period of renewal and re-charging … Continue reading →
Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me your ears I come to praise teachers not to bury them. Okay, maybe those weren’t the famous words of Marcus Antonius but I think I can make a compelling case for why they should be. … Continue reading →