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How Other Cultures Can Inform Education in North America
A Mirror For Americans: What the East Asian Experience Tells Us about Teaching Students Who Excel by Cornelius N. Grove Many of us think that school needs to be a certain way. But the way schools operate in different parts of the world is vastly different from the way they do here in Canada and…
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Television Doesn’t Get More Perfect Than This
There are a number of televisions shows that hold a special place in my heart. These shows have something special that can be hard to quantify. Maybe it is the writing. Perhaps it is the chemistry between the actors. Maybe it’s the powerful storytelling. Most likely, it is a combination of all of the above.…
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Mastermind Street Jam – Tape 102 (Oct 14, 1996)
Tape 102 of my collection of Mastermind Street Jam episodes. This one is from October 14, 1996. Freshly digitized for you! Featuring music by . . . B-Real, Busta Rhymes, Chubb Rock, Coolio, De La Soul, Ghostface, Jay-Z, Jeru the Damaja, K-os, LL Cool J, Mother Nature, Method Man, Mobb Deep, Real LIve, Queen Latifah,…
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A Style Guide for Indigenous Writing
Elements of Indigenous Style : A Guide For Writing By And About Indigenous Peoples by Gregory Younging This book is the first of its kind and a much needed reference tool for authors, writers, and creators to make sure they are using culturally appropriate publishing practices. If you are writing about Indigenous Peoples in any…
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Mastermind Street Jam – Tape 101 (Oct 8, 1996)
Mastermind was playing it by ear on October 8th, 1996. Some of the best Hip Hop mixshow work this way. Live radio, playing the jams that they want to hear, and freestyling on the decks. It’s always a treat when the Mastermind Street Jam is on. Featuring music by Beatnuts, Busta Rhymes, Bush Babees, Ghostface,…
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Library Graphic Novel Haul
The public library is a great place to read comics for free. Here is my latest haul from the local branch. Justice League – Future State This collection seems a little disjointed. It starts off with a two-part story featuring The Flash and the jumps to an Aquaman tale that doesn’t seem connected to it.…
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Unleash the Creativity with Creativity Inc
Creativity Inc: Overcoming the unseen forces that stand in the way of true inspiration by Ed Catmull Imagine being the co-founder of Pixar and president of Walt Disney Animation and having the guts to put this statement in print . . . “Early on, all of our movies suck. . . We dare to attempt…
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Now is the Time, to Hit That Target!
Next week I will be celebrating the 500th episode of my show, Word is Bond Rap Radio. It’s quite the milestone and not something I ever really thought about. I just craft the best radio show I can on a weekly basis and have been doing so for ten years. Ten years of work that…
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Mastermind Street Jam – Tape 54 (April 22, 1996)
We’re back from the holiday break. You were probably expecting Tape 101 of my collection of Mastermind Street Jam episodes, but I found a missing tape over the holidays and digitized it for you. So here it the tape we skipped ten months ago. We will be back to posting new episodes every Monday until…
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Oh Brother, Skip This One
This book received a lot of attention when it came out but I don’t get the hype. I say, skip it and find a better read with the same themes.