Hi everyone, So – it’s week 4 of the COVID – 19 Crisis in BC, and school has been in session here for 2 weeks. Educators in our Province have been doing thei...

Hi everyone, Other than for those who are true introverts – and are really relishing this current opportunity to stay home during the COVID19 crisis - (aka m...

I love art. The colours, textures, quiet, loud, chaotic, messy, surprising, joyful, heart-wrenching expression of it all. What I especially love about art is...

My kids love dressing up. Spencer is really into the superheroes - I mean REALLY into superheroes. We actually have a small trunk of capes and masks that he...

In 2003, I got engaged. It was a bright sunny day, and I had my plan. My friend Winnie would ask my then girlfriend to dinner to celebrate her university g...

The overall feeling membership in a school appears to be key to students having increased academic success and feelings of self-efficacy. Data from my study ...

In the next three weeks, I will be writing about the notions of membership and engagement. In my experience, our North American education system, and more s...

The title/ subject for this blog entry has been rattling around my head for about a week. Actually, not rattling – more a roulette ball spinning on its ever...

I’ll keep it short, I promise. Actually I promise I’ll keep them ALL short. For the past two decades of my career in education – I have avoided/ dreaded/ pur...