Notes

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Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD)
Header image: Canada FASD Research Network logo (Feb 9, 2026)  The most prevalent disability in classrooms may be FASD —
Stanford (2021). Pilgrimage
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James Chaimberlain
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One Good Turn: A Natural History of the Screwdriver and the Screw
by Witold Rybczynski
The Five Neurodivergent Love Locutions
Stimpunks was forged in the quest for survival and inclusion.
Eileen Dailly
"She spared the rod and spoiled corporal punishment in school"
Protected: Buber (1923) “I and Thou”
IN PROGRESS
Insula Sanctorum Et Doctorum
Cross of Saint James / Santiago cross
Kate Braid
Braid, K. (1979). Invisible women: Women in non-traditional occupations in B.C. [Master's thesis; Simon Fraser University].
The “good Canadian” myth vs. Indigenous realities 
A 2025 CBC Documentary
Lepage (2023) An Innovative Partnership Approach Between Indigenous Communities and Vocational Training Centres
h/t Diane Campeau
Zierer (2023) The Socratic Oath for Teachers
What makes a good teacher?
No Irish Need Apply
Anti-Irish sentiment
Lopate (1994). The art of the personal essay
Under consrtruction
Sargent, M. (2023). More ways of Learning
Foundations of practice for (inquiry) teachers
Against AI literacy: have we actually found a way to reverse learning?
On the necessity of relief cuts; BCIT SW9
Einstellung Effect
[Under construction]
Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa
Header image: On of my weighted paracord fidgets. First Confession by Frank O'Connor [See the bottom of the page if
Seamus O’Rourke
Leitrim's finest
Brooks (2015) The road to character
"What a wise person teaches is the smallest part of what they give."
Waters (1997) An intelligent person’s guide to modern Ireland.
"...a fumble for eternity, a longing for heaven, a thirst for return to the embrace of the Almighty"
Standard #9
[under construction] h/t to Isaiah Hardy for getting me thinking about this
The Greatest Canadian
CBC Premier Broadcast (October 17th, 2004)
PhD as Pilgrimage
Seeking reconciliation with the Other