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Education Issues and Comments

On Choosing to Become a Teacher — my thoughts on getting hired

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As I read Sachin Maharaj’s op ed piece: “We are wasting our young teaching talent”, I reflected on …

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Filed Under: Education Issues and Comments, Resources, Teaching Tagged With: becoming a teacher, being an educator, education, educational change, philosophy of education, potential, Regulation 274

Alternative Assessment — Another Way

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Recently, I posted my thoughts regarding ‘The Exam Question’, an article which was published in the …

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Filed Under: Education Issues and Comments, Personal Growth and Self-discovery, Resources, Teaching Tagged With: accountability, alternative assessment, assessment, authenticity, author-ity, being an educator, capacity, choice, creativity, education, emotional healing, imagination, learning new lessons, philosophy of education, potential, summative assessment

A Different Choice for Student Assessment

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As I prepared to write this companion piece to my thoughts on ‘The Exam Question’ – one on …

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Filed Under: Education Issues and Comments, Personal Growth and Self-discovery, Resources, Teaching Tagged With: accountability, alternative assessment, alternatives, assessment, being an educator, capacity, choice, education, educational change, learning new lessons, philosophy of education, potential, student assessment, summative assessment

The Exam Question — My Thoughts

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An article titled ‘The Exam Question’ was published in the Ottawa Citizen on January 9, 2016. It was …

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Filed Under: Education Issues and Comments, Resources, Teaching Tagged With: accountability, education, educational change, exams, philosophy of education, summative assessment

Demystifying Poetry

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I am a writer. For the most part, I write prose about issues and ideas which engage me in some way.  …

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Filed Under: Choices, Education Issues and Comments, For the fun of it., Resources, Teaching, Writing Tagged With: authenticity, choice, creativity, expressing spirit, imagination, language, poetry, power of words, writing

2015 — The Year in Review for Authentic Vibrations

by Jean Winter / 1 Comment

This year, for the first time, I received a report from WordPress of the activity on my blog, …

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Filed Under: Choices, Education Issues and Comments, For the fun of it., Music and the Arts, Personal Growth and Self-discovery, Teaching Tagged With: accountability, authenticity, author-ity, being an educator, being true to self, capacity, choice, creating space, creativity, emotional healing, expressing spirit, imagination, learning new lessons, making a difference, potential, power of words, resourcefulness, taking charge, writing

An Act of Rebellion: Educating in a Quantum Age

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What is the potential for educators? Is a new paradigm for the teaching profession possible? I …

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Filed Under: Choices, Education Issues and Comments, Personal Growth and Self-discovery, Resources, Teaching Tagged With: accountability, authenticity, author-ity, being an educator, being true to self, capacity, choice, creating space, creativity, education, educational change, expressing spirit, innovation, leadership, learning new lessons, making a difference, philosophy of education, potential, professional development, Quantum Age, resourcefulness, taking charge

Take Us to Your Leader: Leadership Styles

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One section of the first module of Respect in Sport, deals with the four leadership styles. As I …

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Filed Under: Choices, Education Issues and Comments, Resources, Teaching Tagged With: accountability, authenticity, being an educator, capacity, choice, education, educational change, leadership styles, learning new lessons, philosophy of education, potential, taking charge

Who Do You Teach?

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Have you ever wondered about the students you teach?  Ever thought about who they are, what drives …

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Filed Under: Choices, Education Issues and Comments, Resources, Teaching Tagged With: accountability, being an educator, capacity, choice, education, educational change, learning new lessons, making a difference, philosophy of education, potential

Reflection – an instrument to support an educator’s professional renewal and transformation

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When I remember my experiences as a classroom teacher, I know that while I was teaching music and …

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Filed Under: Choices, Education Issues and Comments, Personal Growth and Self-discovery, Resources, Teaching Tagged With: accountability, authenticity, author-ity, being an educator, being true to self, capacity, choice, creating space, education, educational change, learning new lessons, making a difference, philosophy of education, potential, relection, resourcefulness, taking charge, teacher resources, transformation

An Educator’s Advice to Parents

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I was an educator for 33 years in the public school system in Ontario.  As I think back to my …

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Filed Under: Education Issues and Comments, Resources, Teaching Tagged With: accountability, author-ity, being an educator, education, educational change, philosophy of education, potential, teacher resources

Some Presuppositions Regarding Education and Curriculum

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I presuppose that human nature is neither good nor bad and that human nature is in some …

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Filed Under: Education Issues and Comments, Resources, Teaching Tagged With: being an educator, choice, education, educational change, philosophy of education, taking charge

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