So it seems as though the passion project has come to an official end. The poets have informed me that their Remembrance Day performance went most brilliantly. L– says that he accidentally made another song play as soon as their performance ended, but I doubt it was as noticeable as he thought it was. Overall,… Continue reading Some Proud Poets — A Reflection

Hello! I have returned from Reading Break and am ready to get back to the grind. I have notably missed my visits at R– HIgh School immensely and am looking forward to returning. Unfortnuately I was not able to attenthe big slam poetry performance on Thursday November 10th, as I had family commitments in my… Continue reading It’s Been a Little While…

Ah! Today I got to go to a middle school! I love middle schoolers– they are hilarious and I feel like we all have the same maturity level and sense of humour so the conversations are fantastic. I spoke with a grade eight student about her passion for tattoo artistry, watched grade sevens discuss identity, and… Continue reading Middle School Fun!

So today I got to talk with some students about anxiety for my inquiry project, The Positive Power of Anxiety. I’m not going into any detail here, as the conversations are confidential, but I’m feeling very secure in my decision to use such a personal topic as my inquiry — I’m thinking this might actually… Continue reading Sharing

It occurred to me today that we are actually getting close to the end of our time at R– High School. Next Wednesday we are at a local middle school, then reading break is the next week (during which is the Remembrance Day performance I hope to post here), then we only have the 16th… Continue reading A Kindred Spirit

Today I had my very first professional-type meeting. At EdCamp I met a lady, R–, who is training to be an E.A.. We had the same views about social media in the classroom (in that we were undecided– we both feel there is a time and a place for everything) and got talking about our… Continue reading Professionally Timmy’s