Monthly Archives: February 2012

SUN Feb 29- The privilege of teaching.doc

Posted on February 29, 2012 by

http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2012/02/29/b-c-education-system-on-life-support-teacher-warns/ iPhone message… ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Never confuse the special devices that connect us, with the precious moments that keep us together.

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Teachers are more than a test score

Posted on February 25, 2012 by

WSJ: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203918304577241910154050128.html?mod=e2tw New York City plans to release on Friday internal rankings of about 18,000 public schoolteachers who were measured over three years on their ability to affect student test scores.  The city planned to make the data public after … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogosphere, Education, Essay, Social Policy

Happy Birthday Maddie- the chocolate lab that we fell for

Posted on February 22, 2012 by

Four years ago today my daughter selected a little brown ball of love to join our family. Through highs and lows that life throws our way, this goofy chocolate lab from a breeder in Vernon BC has not just endeared … Continue reading →

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Author rips Goldwater for comments

Posted on February 10, 2012 by

Last week Marina Nemat, author of Prisoner of Tehran, was voted off by the CanadaReads panel. Ironically the scandal that arose was salvo with the winning selection last night with the winning Something Fierce by Carmen Aguirre. In either case, … Continue reading →

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Something Fierce wins CanadaReads jury

Posted on February 10, 2012 by

I am not surprised considdering how articulate and poignant Shad’s representation was all month. I’m so proud of him and Aguirre. What a fascinating process this CBC CanadaReads is! Sure wouldn’t find this on FOXnews.  Copies can be found on … Continue reading →

Posted in Books-Reviews, Publishing, theKSSlibrary, TV/Media