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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...

Let them shine

As we entered the school year there was so much talk of "learning loss". This idea that the interruptions of covid have done mountains of...

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