April 2015
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Popcorn Math
Students should work with numbers on a regular basis. Adding, subtracting, dividing, multiplying, solving for x; all of these things have their place and value in education. Unfortunately, over the past few years, mathematics pedagogy has suggested that students need not waste their time learning number facts. Teachers have been dissuaded in using any of […]
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WIB Rap Radio – MKV Interview
The latest edition of The Word is Bond Rap Radio Podcast features an in-depth interview with MKV. I’ve been playing his music for years but had no idea how to find him online. I finally caught up with him and we had a great discussion about music, the writing process, his work with the group […]
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The Word is Bond Hiatus and Relaunch
The Word Is Bond.com will is going on a hiatus for just over a month starting today. We need this time to work on the relaunch of the site and a brand new iPhone app. Unfortunately we need to close the website for the transition. We apologize for the inconvenience, but it’s truly for the best…we […]
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St. Julien Skatepark – London, Ontario
Skateboard season is back! Let’s go to 15 St Julien Street in London, Ontario, Canada and explore the skatepark that’s there. I’m not sure why this park doesn’t have an official name or any signage . Everyone just calls it St. Julien Skatepark or St. Julien’s. It has some pretty cool obstacles and enough room to […]
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Come on Writers, Use Your Wild Voice!
Wild Women, Wild Voices: Writing from Your Authentic Wildness by Judy Reeves I love the subtitle of this book, “Writing from Your Authentic Wildness” and I really want to see exactly what that entails. Part of me had to put away the actual title when it read it though because I am not a woman. […]
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Artist Wanted for a Teaching Resource
I have a great teaching resource that I want to develop. The only problem is that I am not much of an artist. I am looking for someone to draw 130 clip-art style images. These sketches need to be easily recognizable and in vibrant colours. They also need to be equally sized in a square […]
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It’s Time to Stop Using a 12 Hour Clock
I hate the 12 hour clock. Hate it! There is absolutely no reason for us to continue to use it in this day and age. I don’t anyone who still has a wind-up watch. Some of us still use the traditional 12 hour clock, but that’s usually the one hanging on the wall in our […]
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Voice of the Body
Right now I am reading a book with the subtitle of “Writing from Your Authentic Wildness” by Judy Reeves and I decided to try one the explorations she suggested. Here is a dialogue between myself and my body. Voice of the Body Body: Enough is enough. Chase: I know. Body: Pale words my friend. Pale […]
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Chasing Content – April 2014
Today, we can travel back in time with the simplicity of a mouse click. And that is no April Fools joke. We do this at the start of every month by looking back at all the things this month had to offer last year. It’a best of list, making sure that great posts don’t get […]