QOTD — Education

Education is a better safeguard of liberty than a standing army.

~ Edward Everett

University vs High School

I think I may have posted this graphic already, but if I didn’t here it is anyway.  Some interesting comparisons. Thanks UFV!

Teresa Teng Forever

In my quest to build a “soundtrack of history” in high-school social studies, I asked one of my peers if there was any pop artists from China that he knew.  “Teresa Teng, she was really popular” , he said. I never heard of her until today when I looked up a song. I am playing it right now for my moon love. Thanks for the suggestion, Alex!

The Moon Represents My Heart – Teresa Teng

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bv_cEeDlop0

ARTIST’S STATEMENT Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun

 

Recommended article by AMS art curator at UBC, after discussing his work at a recent exhibition.

NTS: Go back and check his work out

http://www.montecristomagazine.com/ReadArticle.aspx?IssueID=8&ArticleID=89

Re-writes?

Re-writes came up in the Inquiry class again the other day.  One idea that came up was  the “cost” of re-writing a test or assignment being a  Study Session, to encourage someone to not just re-write without taking time to learn the material first.

Follow up on this & grading (averages?)

ESA: Position Sorting for Elected Officials

The Gary Rupert method: (in the case of 11people)

Pick by preferences

-Write name of each person on board

-Have each person write their preferences on a sticky note / copy onto board

-look to see who wants what, see if there are any acclaimations

-decide among group if some positions may share, or if there is a discrepency, etc

East Van Enviro Efforts

From Libby Davies’ Community Bulletin!

 

dogwoodinitiative.org

georgiastraight.org

greenpeace.org

foresstethics.org

livingoceans.org

West Coast Environment Law  wcel.org

ecojustice.ca

Rukshuk

 

Rukshuk! A game with a play on my last name…must try!

http://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CCMQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fboardgamegeek.com%2Fboardgame%2F24028%2Frukshuk&ei=g8txUK3DGYGMiALK1oFI&usg=AFQjCNH_79xzVkPLPk27txL9E94TwcKsOQ&sig2=Lzb1_ynBGaejR_F6EmlfQw

Epistolæ: Medieval Women’s Letters

Love this site!!

Epistolæ is a collection of letters to and from women in the Middle Ages, from the 4th to the 13th century. The letters, written in Latin, are linked to the names of the women involved, with English translations and, where available, biographical sketches of the women and some description of the subject matter or the historic context of the letter.

http://epistolae.ccnmtl.columbia.edu/

Canadian Holocaust survivor memoirs

 

New Classroom Resources for 2012–2013
Award-winning first-person Canadian Holocaust survivor memoirs
Free of charge to educators

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