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Learn How to Signal Already
I need to register a complaint… It’s about all of the people on the roads who do not know how to use the turning signals correctly. This is especially annoying when there is only one lane in each direction. I’ve had to slam on my breaks more than a few times because someone in front […]
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Collected Wisdom This Week
I’ve come across a few really cool jewels of wisdom in my online travels this week. I wanted to share them with you. This week’s contributers are, Reverend Run (of Run-DMC.) – he posts inspirational Tweets each and every day. Calvin – runs a great blog where he shares what he finds online. Nothing Profound […]
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Teaching Tip Tuesday – Eliminate the Negative
Teaching is a tough profession. In fact, the only way to learn how to be a teacher is to teach, to make mistakes, to learn from them, and to improve your teaching practice so that you find something that works for you. I know that I have felt like a failure time and time again […]
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An Extra R
I like that my family played board games together. We played Uno, cribbage, snakes and ladders, chess, checkers, and Candyland. But by far, my favouite game of all time is Scrabble. I’ve played it since I was young. My grandma really liked playing the game and I’m sure she humoured me back then because my […]
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Please Think Before You Tweet
Twitter is a great platform. It allows you to express yourself quickly and succinctly. You can connect with other people and share your thoughts or observations, all in less than 140 characters. The only problem with it is that it is almost too easy. Any random thought can be quickly typed out and published. I […]
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We Need to Switch Things Up
I had a crazy idea today. I would like to have an exchange program at my school. I know, it doesn’t sound crazy because exchange programs have been around for a long time. However, they’ve never been done like this (to my knowledge anyway.) I would like to have a regular day of school where […]
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Just Because I Used To…
I’m often reminded that I’m not a kid anymore. It’s a sad realization for me. I like the carefree attitude. I want to be able to run, play, jump, and abound with the youthful energy that I still feel running through me (most days anyway) However, I’m starting to realize that just because I used […]
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Bitesize Science
Here’s a great website that I liked to share with you today for Teaching Tip Tuesday. It’s called Bitesize and it’s from the BBC. They have great interactive games and activities for students. I really like the science activities but they also have some for spelling and math. There are also worksheets and other great […]
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Tha Alkaholiks’ autographs
I met Tha Alkaholiks when they played Hamilton’s infamous X-Club way back in 1996. It was one of the best concerts that I have ever been to. I got two of the members to autograph my cassette tape cover. This one is from Tash. And the liner notes were signed by J-Ro. I got them […]
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Trees Vs Monsters
I wrote this story on Storybird. It is a pretty cool site that allows you to use images from a variety of artists to create your own digital book. I hope you enjoy my story. (if you follow me on a reader, please click through to this post to read the story)