Haikus on Education
Assessments, reports Pointlessness fuels despair Impossible job Moments of wonder Thoughts and feelings taking flight Magical learning...
Assessments, reports Pointlessness fuels despair Impossible job Moments of wonder Thoughts and feelings taking flight Magical learning...
Do you ever think about words? I mean, we all use them everyday, we throw them haphazardly around trying to fill empty spaces. We use and...
About three weeks ago I asked my students (grade 3/4) what was happening on October 21, 2019 and they stared at me blankly. Some of them...
Another week, another memory. I started my blog for the week talking about the upcoming federal election, environmentalism and the ever...
Sometimes memories are like little lifeboats that can give you just enough leverage to keep you afloat during a difficult time. I know...
Alone and lonely might sound like synonyms, but for me, they are often worlds apart. I have been in the midst of a party and felt...
I use to think that no matter what, the characters that lived in my head were permanent residents. I mean, I never questioned where...
Today, when I got up, there were two things I was looking forward to. Having lunch with two of my friends from my old school (who I’ve...
It’s been about thirty-five years since I watched the Olympics for the first time. It was awe inspiring. I remember marveling at the...
Today, I’m sitting in the middle of Beaudry Provincial Park, trying to finish revising my book before school starts (in about 16 hours)....
Habits are easy to fall into, but are hard to intentionally make. When I started the Grateful Smile Project, I was hoping to make feeling...
I’ve made it through another week of trying to smile and be grateful. Some days I’ve done a better job of it than others. I don’t know if...
My blogs have been easier to start the last couple of weeks and I realize it’s because I have given myself less choice. I am writing...
Have you ever smiled for a whole week? No, me neither, but I have been trying. This is officially the end of week 1 of the Grateful Smile...
Do you ever sit down face-to-face with yourself and wonder who you’ve become? I was recently granted a few moments of reflection in a...
“Be where you are, otherwise you will miss your life.” -Siddhartha Gautama. This quote seems incredibly straightforward to me. It’s about...
Why do I write a blog? Strangely, I had never asked myself that question until today. Each week, I agonize over the words that I should...
I’m having a panic attack because I have committed myself to doing too many things and now there is no room to breathe. No room to relax...
I have loved Dr. Seuss books for a long time. I thought they were clever, colourful and a voice for environmental and social justice. Now...
Just to set the record straight, I’d rather be writing about the psychology of my cats, the life cycle of a canker worm or why boys...