ﻼFWeather I enjoyed the most wonderful weather for almost all of my visit (though I did get drenched a few times, so I still had an authentic experience!) People Alas, because my visit was short, I didn’t want to overextend myself as I have done previously and try to see everyone. Instead, I spent more […]
Otto Saloman, 1891: The teacher’s handbook of slöjd
On the necessity of relief cuts; BCIT SW9
William Ronald Frank (“Ron”) Seal — 1914-2012
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My hands-on learning in SW9 started here. It’s been awesome.
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 […]
The lonely Goddess…
Under construction
Leitrim’s finest
(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”
[under construction] h/t to Isaiah Hardy for getting me thinking about this
CBC Premier Broadcast (October 17th, 2004)
Seeking reconciliation with the Other
Dr. Vivek Hallegere Murthy 19th & 21st Surgeon General of the United States Vice Admiral, United States Public Health Service
Automated Storage and Retrieval System
The Charter (esp. S.33, NWC) and some cases related to K-12
The Dwayne Huebner Interviews
It’s time to make sawdust…
Another “hidden tree” on campus
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“The project raised concerns in 2017 partly due to the price tag (now estimated to cost approximately $400,000)…”
Some notes on my Morse fidgets
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Paul Deggan (1965): Sculpture on the wall of the UBC Faculty of Education building
Ursula Le Guin (2005): A Rant About “Technology”.
A 54-block glass mosaic representing UBC’s faculties and departments
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The Corruption of the Best: On Ivan Illich
Further exploration of the Möbius Strip
Michael Sacasas (2024): The Enclosure of the Human Psyche.
Anne Phelan (2005): On Discernment: The Wisdom of Practice and the Practice of Wisdom in Teacher Education
Zimmerman et al. (1998): A Complexity Science Primer: What is Complexity Science and Why Should I Learn About It?
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Some thoughts on walking the Main Mall at UBC
Carl Leggo (2005): Pedagogy of the Heart: Ruminations on Living Poetically
Parker Palmer (1993): To Know as We Are Known: A Spirituality of Education.
David Autor (2024): AI Could Actually Help Rebuild The Middle Class
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 […]
Yuval Noah Harari (2024): Nexus
Seemann (2009): Technacy education
(2016) Mother who sued Port Alberni school board over First Nations smudging ceremony
Jeremy O’Shea (2021): MEd on “Indigenizing Shop”
Leonard Read (1958): I, Pencil – My Family Tree
Text of 1998 “Statement of Reconciliation”
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Kahlil Gibran (1926): Sand and Foam