As I read Sachin Maharaj’s op ed piece: “We are wasting our young teaching talent”, I reflected on …
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Alternative Assessment — Another Way
Recently, I posted my thoughts regarding ‘The Exam Question’, an article which was published in the …
Choosing to Question
Retirement and ending has been on my mind. I wrote about retirement in Being Put Out to Pasture. …
So are We All
When my mother died, I stayed for a while with my best friend who I’ve known for what feels like all …
Being a Wise Woman
Not too long ago, a friend of mine said I was a wise woman. I don’t remember the specific details of …
A Different Choice for Student Assessment
As I prepared to write this companion piece to my thoughts on ‘The Exam Question’ – one on …
The Exam Question — My Thoughts
An article titled ‘The Exam Question’ was published in the Ottawa Citizen on January 9, 2016. It was …
Failing to Thrive — Then and Now
Failure to thrive is a medical term applied to infants who are unable to gain weight and who, …
The ‘F’ Words in My Life
“She used the ‘f’ word!” We know what that means. And either the speaker’s frustrated or angry or …