William Ronald Frank (“Ron”) Seal — 1914-2012
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W.R.F. Seal Award
Author: Kieran
[Under construction]
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SW9 – Bowls
My hands-on learning in SW9 started here. It’s been awesome.
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Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa
Header image: On of my weighted paracord fidgets. First Confession by Frank O’Connor All the trouble began when my grandfather died and my grand-mother – my father’s mother – came to live with us. Relations in the one house are a strain at the best of times, but, to make matters worse, my grandmother was […]
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The Goddess of Democracy
The lonely Goddess…
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Tagore
Under construction
Leitrim’s finest
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Labyrinth
(n.) a complicated irregular network of passages or paths in which it is difficult to find one’s way; a maze.
“What a wise person teaches is the smallest part of what they give.”
“…a fumble for eternity, a longing for heaven, a thirst for return to the embrace of the Almighty”
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Standard #9
[under construction] h/t to Isaiah Hardy for getting me thinking about this
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The Greatest Canadian
CBC Premier Broadcast (October 17th, 2004)
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PhD as Pilgrimage
Seeking reconciliation with the Other
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“My Parting Prescription for America”
Dr. Vivek Hallegere Murthy 19th & 21st Surgeon General of the United States Vice Admiral, United States Public Health Service
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ASRS at IKB
Automated Storage and Retrieval System
The Charter (esp. S.33, NWC) and some cases related to K-12
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Dwayne Huebner
The Dwayne Huebner Interviews
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SW9 Woodshop 2025
It’s time to make sawdust…
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UBC Pharmaceutical Sciences Building
Another “hidden tree” on campus
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Singer’s “Drowning Child”
[under construction]
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“The Shadow”
“The project raised concerns in 2017 partly due to the price tag (now estimated to cost approximately $400,000)…”
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Morse Code. Why knot?
Some notes on my Morse fidgets
[under construction]
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“The Scarfe Sculpture”
Paul Deggan (1965): Sculpture on the wall of the UBC Faculty of Education building
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Le Guin: A Rant About “Technology”
Ursula Le Guin (2005): A Rant About “Technology”.
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‘Symbols for Education’
A 54-block glass mosaic representing UBC’s faculties and departments
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Protected: Update 17: Christmas 2024
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Corruptio optimi pessima
The Corruption of the Best: On Ivan Illich
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More Möbius
Further exploration of the Möbius Strip
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The Enclosure of the Human Psyche
Michael Sacasas (2024): The Enclosure of the Human Psyche.
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On Discernment
Anne Phelan (2005): On Discernment: The Wisdom of Practice and the Practice of Wisdom in Teacher Education
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Complexity Science
Zimmerman et al. (1998): A Complexity Science Primer: What is Complexity Science and Why Should I Learn About It?
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Protected: Joseph ~ JT
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Rewilding the self
Some thoughts on walking the Main Mall at UBC
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Pedagogy of the Heart
Carl Leggo (2005): Pedagogy of the Heart: Ruminations on Living Poetically
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To know as we are known
Parker Palmer (1993): To Know as We Are Known: A Spirituality of Education.
David Autor (2024): AI Could Actually Help Rebuild The Middle Class
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The Shape Of Craft
Ezra Shales (2017): The shape of craft
The catch of the (inter)net
Header image: Darryl Dick/The Canadian Press Naloxone (pronounced na-LOX-own) is a fast-acting medication used to temporarily reverse the effects of opioid overdoses, also called an opioid poisoning. [source] ∞ (April 28, 2025) Inquest into UVic student overdose hears heart-wrenching testimony from mother https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/coroner-s-inquest-into-uvic-overdose-death-begins-monday-1.7520574 (Feb 18, 2025) DTES support worker says recovery-oriented approach needs to replace […]
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Al Will Take Over Human Systems From Within
Yuval Noah Harari (2024): Nexus
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Technacy education
Seemann (2009): Technacy education
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Servatius v. Alberni School District No. 70
(2016) Mother who sued Port Alberni school board over First Nations smudging ceremony
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Indigenizing Shop: Jeremy O’Shea
Jeremy O’Shea (2021): MEd on “Indigenizing Shop”
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Read (1958): I, Pencil
Leonard Read (1958): I, Pencil – My Family Tree
Text of 1998 “Statement of Reconciliation”
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Sand and Foam
Kahlil Gibran (1926): Sand and Foam
BCTF resource (2023): “to support teachers in being consciously reflective of their professional autonomy as well as their rights and responsibilities as a teacher”
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Manual Training for All
KF: scan images from BC Archive
Clarke & Robertson (2001): Insight into “questionable” research practices