Silent Cacophony is a sounding board for Chase March. Here you will find his podcast, book reviews, skatepark tours, teaching-related articles and resources, and much more. Please use the buttons on the home page to navigate to the topics that interest you.
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Amazing Beauty and Grace
It was something else to watch Usain Bolt sprint his way into the record books this morning. Commentators didn’t expect him to do it. They thought after running seven races during these summer games that he would be too spent. It wasn’t a priority for him to even attempt the record. But right out of […]
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Dragons Can Be Defeated
“The important thing about any story where you fight a dragon is not that you’re telling people that dragons are real. But that you’re telling people that dragons can be defeated. And that is a huge, true thing. And something that should never be forgotten.”– Neil Gaiman, writer Beowulf from the DVD bonus feature “Beasts […]
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What Does It Mean to Be a Child?
A long time ago, children were thought of as mini-adults. Childhood was not a concept that was understood. So when did children become children and what exactly does it mean to be a child? It happened in the middle ages. It became necessary for middle class parents to train their children in a trade so […]
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Welcome to My Talk Show
I have begun to think of blogging like talk radio. I love talk radio. It is great to tune into to a show daily and hear the host speak about a variety of topics. My favourite talk shows don’t carve out a niche. They explore a vast array of topics. And this is important. I […]
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We’re Coming Up Short
I’ve heard a lot of talk and disappointment over the fact that Canada still has not been up to the podium at the Olympics. We seem to be coming up short on every event. And of course, people are upset about this. We want to celebrate our country. We want to have pride in our […]
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Comment Moderation – On or Off?
I have had comment moderation on my blog since I started it. I wanted to make sure that no offensive comments or language were ever posted on my blog. But so far, I haven’t deleted one comment because of this criteria. In fact, the only comments that I didn’t approve were spam. And that has […]
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4 Things to Keep in Your Car
Yesterday I wrote about the 4 important things you should keep in your wallet. Today I am expanding the list to 4 things you should keep in your car. Here they are, 1) A Blanket A Blanket is a very useful thing to have in the back of the car. It can be used for […]
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4 Things to Keep in Your Wallet
I always carry these four things in my wallet. I think it goes back to my Boy Scout days and the motto “Be Prepared.” Well, things have certainly changed since then. So my list has changed too. Here it is, 1) A prepaid phone card In Scouts we were always told to carry a quarter […]
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What Happened to Pan and Scan?
I used to love renting movies and seeing the green screen with white printing that reads “This movie has been modified from its original version. It has been formatted to fit your screen.” Now when I put on a video or DVD, I rarely see this warning any more. And then when the movie starts […]
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Split Class – Now What?
I’ve never been subjected to a split class, not as a student and not as a teacher. And for that I’m glad. I think the practice of putting two classes together under one teacher is extremely unfair. It’s unfair to the teacher who has to cram two years worth of material into one year. It’s […]