My two teen daughters are struggling with math. Why? They get A’s in all their other classes. As a gender researcher I decided to investigate and here is what I discovered: 1, Research after research shows that girls and boys are equally capable at math (around the world). 2. If teachers think that boys and men are better […]
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Important parent event this Sunday: COME TO THIS IMPORTANT RALLY OPPOSING CUTS TO EDUCATION When: Sunday, April 12 at Noon Where: Vancouver Art Gallery (north plaza), downtown Vancouver Who: All BC parents who are concerned about the BC government cuts to public education. Why: Parents have had enough of funding cuts to education over many
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Here is the eighth of my 50 Mindful Practices from my upcoming book. Please sign up for my weekly emails if you want to get the rest automatically in your email box. I welcome your feedback and please pass along to your friends! MINDFULNESS MADE EASY – 50 PRACTICES TO REDUCE STRESS AND CREATE CALM – FOR HOME, SCHOOL AND WORK Practice 8: Listen
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Here is the Preface from my upcoming book: Mindfulness Made Easy. I am looking for beta readers so email me if you want to read the whole thing. It’s only 50 pages. I welcome any feedback! MINDFULNESS MADE EASY – 50 SIMPLE PRACTICES TO REDUCE STRESS AND CREATE CALM – FOR TEACHERS, PROFESSIONALS AND PARENTS. PREFACE “Simply put, mindfulness is moment-to-moment awareness. It is
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IF YOU ARE NOT MAD AT CHRISTY CLARK and the GOVERNMENT, THEN YOU ARE NOT PAYING ATTENTION! Here are the facts (according to me) you need to know about the BC teachers strike (although given the media blackout it’s hard to tell exactly what is going on). Fact 1. In 2002 when Christy Clark was education
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Worth the read. http://everydayfeminism.com/2014/01/creating-a-feminist-classroom/
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Dr. Carl Wieman is a brilliant man and now he is using $10 million to share what he knows through the University of British Columbia (UBC) Wieman Science Education Initiative. Like many thought leading educators before him, Wieman believes that learning should not be top-down but rather a partnership between teacher and student. Routing Number
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