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We have started a long novel study unit and the students will soon have to start working on major unit projects. The idea is to give them the freedom to explore the novel on their own, to make connections between the novel and any current or historical events, and to spend some time becoming an [...]
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20. September 2006
The following is an e-mail that I received yesterday from a former student. He was in my grade eight class last year and participated in my PhD research. The post that he refers to in his e-mail is my farewell entry that I posted at the end of August to thank my former students for [...]
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Karyn Romeis responded to my South African reflection by linking to her own African tale. Her words struck a chord because I returned from Africa (South Africa and Kenya) only a few weeks ago, and my experiences there profoundly changed me as a teacher and a human being. Her entry took me back to many schools and classrooms that I visited in Kenya as part of the Teachers Without Borders-Canada project.
Here’s a link to Karyn’s entry and to a version I annotated using Diigo.
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29. October 2006
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