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Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD)

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Post date February 11, 2026

Header image: Canada FASD Research Network logo (Feb 9, 2026) The most prevalent disability in classrooms may be FASD — and supporting students is vitalhttps://theconversation.com/the-most-prevalent-disability-in-classrooms-may-be-fasd-and-supporting-students-is-vital-272553 Background: (June 19, 2025) Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: About, causes and co-occurring conditions https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/fetal-alcohol-spectrum-disorder.html ➡ More than 400 other health conditions are related to or commonly occur together with fetal […]

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Stanford (2021). Pilgrimage

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Post date February 1, 2026

PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION

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James Chaimberlain

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Post date February 1, 2026

PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION

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One Good Turn: A Natural History of the Screwdriver and the Screw

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Post date January 28, 2026

by Witold Rybczynski

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The Five Neurodivergent Love Locutions

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Post date January 23, 2026

Stimpunks was forged in the quest for survival and inclusion.

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Eileen Dailly

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Post date January 23, 2026

“She spared the rod and spoiled corporal punishment in school”

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Protected: Buber (1923) “I and Thou”

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Post date December 7, 2025

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Insula Sanctorum Et Doctorum

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Post date December 1, 2025

Cross of Saint James / Santiago cross

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Kate Braid

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Post date November 2, 2025

Braid, K. (1979). Invisible women: Women in non-traditional occupations in B.C. [Master’s thesis; Simon Fraser University].

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The “good Canadian” myth vs. Indigenous realities

Post author By Kieran
Post date October 5, 2025

A 2025 CBC Documentary

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Lepage (2023) An Innovative Partnership Approach Between Indigenous Communities and Vocational Training Centres

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Post date September 11, 2025

h/t Diane Campeau

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Zierer (2023) The Socratic Oath for Teachers

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Post date September 11, 2025

What makes a good teacher?

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No Irish Need Apply

Post author By Kieran
Post date August 26, 2025

Anti-Irish sentiment

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Lopate (1994). The art of the personal essay

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Post date August 24, 2025

Under consrtruction

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Sargent, M. (2023). More ways of Learning

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Post date August 24, 2025

Foundations of practice for (inquiry) teachers

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Against AI literacy: have we actually found a way to reverse learning?

Post author By Kieran
Post date June 6, 2025

On the necessity of relief cuts; BCIT SW9

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Einstellung Effect

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Post date May 24, 2025

[Under construction]

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Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa

Post author By Kieran
Post date May 7, 2025

Header image: On of my weighted paracord fidgets. First Confession by Frank O’Connor [See the bottom of the page if you’d prefer to watch a film adaptation of the piece] 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 […]

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Seamus O’Rourke

Post author By Kieran
Post date April 20, 2025

Leitrim’s finest

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Brooks (2015) The road to character

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Post date April 13, 2025

“What a wise person teaches is the smallest part of what they give.”

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Waters (1997) An intelligent person’s guide to modern Ireland.

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Post date April 6, 2025

“…a fumble for eternity, a longing for heaven, a thirst for return to the embrace of the Almighty”

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Standard #9

Post author By Kieran
Post date February 11, 2025

[under construction] h/t to Isaiah Hardy for getting me thinking about this

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The Greatest Canadian

Post author By Kieran
Post date February 8, 2025

CBC Premier Broadcast (October 17th, 2004)

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PhD as Pilgrimage

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Post date February 6, 2025

Seeking reconciliation with the Other

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“My Parting Prescription for America”

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Post date February 6, 2025

Dr. Vivek Hallegere Murthy 19th & 21st Surgeon General of the United States Vice Admiral, United States Public Health Service

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Freedom of expression for teachers in K-12 in British Columbia

Post author By Kieran
Post date February 3, 2025

The Charter (esp. S.33, NWC) and some cases related to K-12

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Singer’s “Drowning Child”

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Post date January 28, 2025

[under construction]

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Le Guin: A Rant About “Technology”

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Post date January 26, 2025

Ursula Le Guin (2005): A Rant About “Technology”.

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Corruptio optimi pessima

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Post date December 15, 2024

The Corruption of the Best: On Ivan Illich

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More Möbius

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Post date December 7, 2024

Further exploration of the Möbius Strip

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The Enclosure of the Human Psyche

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Post date November 28, 2024

Michael Sacasas (2024): The Enclosure of the Human Psyche.

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On Discernment

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Post date November 26, 2024

Anne Phelan (2005): On Discernment: The Wisdom of Practice and the Practice of Wisdom in Teacher Education

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Complexity Science

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Post date November 26, 2024

Zimmerman et al. (1998): A Complexity Science Primer: What is Complexity Science and Why Should I Learn About It?

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Pedagogy of the Heart

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Post date November 17, 2024

Carl Leggo (2005): Pedagogy of the Heart: Ruminations on Living Poetically

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To know as we are known

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Post date November 7, 2024

Parker Palmer (1993): To Know as We Are Known: A Spirituality of Education.

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AI Could Actually Help Rebuild The Middle Class

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Post date October 29, 2024

David Autor (2024): AI Could Actually Help Rebuild The Middle Class

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The Shape Of Craft

Post author By Kieran
Post date October 28, 2024

Ezra Shales (2017): The shape of craft

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Naloxone

Post author By Kieran
Post date October 27, 2024

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

Post author By Kieran
Post date October 15, 2024

Yuval Noah Harari (2024): Nexus

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Technacy education

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Post date October 1, 2024

Seemann (2009): Technacy education

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Servatius v. Alberni School District No. 70

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Post date September 30, 2024

(2016) Mother who sued Port Alberni school board over First Nations smudging ceremony

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Indigenizing Shop: Jeremy O’Shea

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Post date September 30, 2024

Jeremy O’Shea (2021): MEd on “Indigenizing Shop”

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Read (1958): I, Pencil

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Post date September 30, 2024

Leonard Read (1958): I, Pencil – My Family Tree

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Statement of Reconciliation: Learning from the Past (1998)

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Post date September 23, 2024

Text of 1998 “Statement of Reconciliation”

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Sand and Foam

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Post date August 28, 2024

Kahlil Gibran (1926): Sand and Foam

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BCTF: Professional Issues Advisory Committee (PIAC)

Post author By Kieran
Post date August 25, 2024

BCTF resource (2023): “to support teachers in being consciously reflective of their professional autonomy as well as their rights and responsibilities as a teacher”