April 2014
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Short Term Self vs Long Term Self
I found this image on Tumblr and it really spoke to me. It would be a great discussion piece for the classroom about setting goals and working towards a bright future. We live in a day and age of instant everything. This can narrow our focus and keep us locked in the here-and-now. Why think about […]
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Daredevil Turns 50!
Daredevil #1.50 This a special single issue comic that celebrates the 50 Anniversary of my favourite superhero, Daredevil. The first story takes us to the future. Matt Murdoch is 50 years old and he has a nine year old son. His son has heightened senses as well but they pretty much over-whelm him. He is […]
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WIHH4: Hip-Hop and Motherhood
Welcome to Know Your History, your monthly dose of hip-hop knowledge. Today’s show is part of our 4th Annual Women in Hip-Hop Special. We celebrated International Women’s Day this year with over 7 hours of content dedicated to hip-hop’s better half. In this hour of radio, we look closely at motherhood. We talk to some […]
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WIHH4: Dessa Spotlight
We continue to celebrate International Women’s Day with our 4th Annual Women in Hip-Hop Spectacular. Dessa was part of our roundtable discussion and it was quite the lively conversation. We have her back for this hour of radio, to get more in-depth with her and her and amazing tunes . . . Call Off Your […]
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WIHH4: All Female Hip-Hop Mixset
Here is an hour-long mix focusing completely on hip-hop’s better half as we continue celebrating International Women’s Day with our 4th Annual Women in Hip-Hop Spectacular. Press play and enjoy the tunes! Dynasty – Magnificent E-Turn – Manifest Tre-L – Broken Lasy ASG – Hip-Heart-Hop Shay D – A Year in My Thoughts Marco Polo […]
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3 Reasons Why Teachers Should Make Regular Calls Home
Sunshine calls a great idea, but one that I have never fully embraced over the dozen years that I have been teaching. It’s just so time-consuming to call the parents of every single child that I teach. I follow Chris Pearce on Tumblr because he has some great insights into teaching and he does so […]
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Lost in Shangri-La
Lost in Shangri-La by Mitchell Zuckoff I bought this book for my dad when he got readmitted to the hospital back in August of last year. My dad was an avid reader and would spend about two hours a day reading. He especially liked books about war and genre-fiction. Clive Cussler was his favourite author. […]
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Life on Mars . . . Perfect Television
Life on Mars is a brilliant television series that I have only just discovered. It centres around the character of Sam Tyler, a police officer played by John Simm. In the pilot episode, he gets hit by a car and wakes up thirty years in the past. He has some visions and hears things that […]
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Chasing Content – April 2013
Chasing Content is a monthly feature here on Silent Cacophony. This is how it works, at the start of each month I look back at the blog entries I posted the previous year in that month and highlight some of my favourites. This gives us a chance to dig through the old posts and unearth […]
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5 April Fool’s Jokes to Play on Your Class
Today is April Fool’s Day and it’s a school day. I know that a lot of teachers out there are dreading what might happen today. On a normal day, we can have our share of jokers in the class. This day can push them over the edge. So here is a game plan – get […]