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"They can't read!"

I don't know if I dislike many phrases in education more than "they can't read." More often than not, the person saying it means...

Why we read

The other day, a friend of mine shared that they were unsure if they still had a place in education because of the shifting winds and...

Festivus Airing of Grievances

Back in the old days, when I had the original Things Mr.G Says blog, I would write an annual Airing of Grievances post. For the last few...

Too Soon

I have not written in a really long time for me. Life is busy, and I am tired...sometimes I feel like I have nothing really to say....

We don't talk about it

This week in Grade 9, we started to dig into #ProjectSpeak. An inquiry-based learning opportunity where students identify a topic they...

Where did the month go?

I realized that it was October today; I already knew it was October but the realization that it is already October hit me hard. The month...

The final hours

Summer is coming to an end. It has been a restful and weird summer. Starting with Covid we set a tone for just reading, tanning, and...

5 Years

About 5 years ago I was packing up my Elementry classroom in preparation for my move to junior high. I was told that I would be teaching...

Drowning

Sometimes I feel like I am in the ocean, Just floating Peaceful Slowly but surely the water moves a bit more A slight shift at first...

Back to the Poetry

The break is something always needed A moment to breathe To collect myself Tune Out There used to be an excitement in heading back to...

Day Nine- 30 Poems 30 Days

Choosing Joy Sometimes I sit in the morning just staring at the mirror How will the day go So many possibilites The Multiverse of any...

Day 8-30 Poems in 30 Days

I was supposed to write yesterday but it was busy and after getting home from the hospital I just decided to lay down haha so today is a...

Day Six- 30 days 30 poems

Space I saw a news story once The headline read, “Giant Goldfish found in lake” Fish grow to fit their environment Every year we re-pot...

Day Five- 30 Days 30 Poems

No Regrets The Road Not Taken A poem and a life lesson To explore it or not Not every road is open Sometimes we lose our way But the...

Day Four-30 Days 30 Poems

(edit: I wrote this yesterday April 4th but forgot to post) Today I have the day off from the classroom, spending a little time learning...

Day Three-30 Days 30 Poems

Inspire by Befoe the Internet by Phil Kaye Before the Internet Playing football in the school field the only timer was the sun Knee Deep...

Day Two-30 Days 30 Poems

Uncertainty When the unknown seems like an endless expanse of dark Dreams A spark A fire to lead the way Not certain where we are going...

Day ONE-30 Days 30 Poems

Strength It is funny how strength fluxuates Some days I feel like I can move mountains Other days a step feels Impossible In my gym I...

Thanks Pandas and Zeniths

I often start my blog posts with a title in mind. Today I am just going to type and like I say to my students, "perhaps a title will...

Give them time

Another great Dr. Gholdy Muhammad quote for the wall Every day I sit and consider the work I ask my students to complete. WHat tasks we...

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