Things are crazy, as per usual. School has been going well, with lots of presentations, exams, and the like. Board and organization applications are being done, which means loads of paperwork, but I have all my reference ducks in a row, so huzzah ( Read more... )

In one of my classes today, we debated on a few hot-button issues that will likely come up in our classrooms ( Read more... )

And the results for the to-do list in 2009 ( Read more... )

3.5 days left of school. 9 things to do before I get home. I spent most of yesterday writing a 9-page curriculum analysis for history so I'd have time in the last 3 full days to do everything. And then when I get home, there are presents to wrap. And my parents gift still hasn't come in the mail. And yet I'm in very high spirits right now. Read ( Read more... )

Comments from the BBC website re: the Copenhagen summit ( Read more... )

Life is crazy. Why? Well, Sarah was in a minor car accident yesterday. She's okay, but she's been grown-up grounded, which includes limitations on seeing me. I have a unit plan to do and the course packs I wanted to use are in North Bay and I will owe my hosts the money when I'm back. C'est la vie. My faculty advisor will be observing me tomorrow ( Read more... )

 Life is busy, what can I say?

This is being posted during a break in history class, to it'll be brief.

1. Practice teaching went really well. I go back again this Friday an start my third block on Monday. I learned I can teach grade 7s their first notes. Schwing!
2. Am making efforts to put my money where my mouth is re: the environment rant that I ( Read more... )

 I would have posted this a couple of days ago if the wireless at home was working. Le sigh.

Apologies for the ranting and preachiness of this post, but this has been bouncing around in my head for a couple of weeks now, so I think it's time I got it out there.

Maybe it's the fact that I've watched a lot of Planet Earth and The Blue Planet recently. ( Read more... )

Okay, that was a week ago, but anyway.

So, hello to all of my London/Durham/etc. friends/family! It has been a few weeks. Apologies for the sporadic (at best) contact, but the last three weeks have been a bit of a whirlwind.

Great Big Sea concert in August was awesome...once we got in. Long story there, but if you want to know, ask Sarah or me. ( Read more... )

I should make dinner soon. Oi, I am tired ( Read more... )