Ruby on November 21st, 2009

Image by wallyg via Flickr Did you ever think that shepherd’s pie represents the three founding cultures of Canada? A new exhibit at Montreal’s Château Ramezay Museum wants us to consider it. Corn from our First Nations peoples, they say,… Read more

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Ruby on November 11th, 2009

Image by Shreyans Bhansali via Flickr Remembrance Day is celebrated in Montreal’s schools every year, as it is in schools across the country. Your kids probably come home wearing poppies and reciting “In Flanders Fields.” They may also look… Read more

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Ruby on October 21st, 2009

My mother was asking me this week how we manage to do homeschooling, with all the other activities we do. One of the secrets to this feat is realizing that kids are learning no matter whether they are formally studying (e.g. reading a textbook and… Read more

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Ruby on September 26th, 2009

This is a review of Why Use Drama? Tips to Teaching with Plays. I wrote the original for CurrClick, where the article is available free of charge. Why Use Drama? is a great resource for classroom teachers who want to find a new and creative way to… Read more

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Ruby on September 23rd, 2009

Image by Ian Ruotsala via Flickr Both in education and in looking for the best care of special needs kids, it is important to learn how to tell the difference between sound evidence and – well, baloney. It is especially important for us to… Read more

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