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All About “Titles”

Posted on February 15, 2013 by

TITLES: we use them all the time, automatically addressing each other by first name or simply adding the title as a courtesy gesture. With Literature analysis I find so many students ignore the title of the piece of writing they … Continue reading →

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Best wishes

Posted on January 6, 2013 by

January 2013!      Yes, I have heard that there are people who find the number 13 scary- but I love the idea of the century moving into its teens- having worked with students through the middle years and been privy … Continue reading →

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Repetition and Drill: why they are still necessary tools for learning

Posted on February 21, 2012 by

Ever heard a young child sing the ABCs or blithely recite a nursery rhyme, or a set of multiplication tables? The child owns that knowledge, often way before knowing much more than the sounds.   And adults encourage this repetition, what … Continue reading →

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What might really help?

Posted on February 15, 2012 by

I remember when the concept of distance education was being discussed in graduate school only from the potential to aid students in rural areas or students who might not otherwise have had access to teachers.  Many an hour was spent … Continue reading →

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All about Libraries

Posted on February 10, 2012 by

  Did you know that one of the best places to find material for research projects is in a library?  Yes, because I am writing at my computer and you aren’t sitting right beside me, this becomes a rhetorical question, however, … Continue reading →

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A reminder- it is OK to be on the quieter side

Posted on January 30, 2012 by

I recently stated that I was “enough of an extrovert to find the energy to share regardless of how tired I was, when students call with questions beyond class time”.  Only recently have I realized what a clue to my own … Continue reading →

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Why do we have special days? today is http://abclifeliteracy.ca/family-literacy-day

Posted on January 27, 2012 by

http://abclifeliteracy.ca/family-literacy-day    Moved over winter break and put blogging on hold for a period.  Now settling into a lovely, light filled space and thinking about the objects that make my live/work environment “home”.   The majority of the objects are books- … Continue reading →

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Why do we care? Literary criticism as required.

Posted on November 28, 2011 by

      “Books, movies, songs—stories told in any artistic medium can give you an empathy workout. To grow stronger, find stories that are unfamiliar. If you read, watch, or hear only things you know well, you’re looking for validation, not an … Continue reading →

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How to do everything

Posted on November 16, 2011 by

Well I don’t know about you but I can’t do everything, and I have realized this.  I have also learned how to select and share knowledge about other people’s expertise (quoting material in an essay) and, as is the case … Continue reading →

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Connotations and Denotations cont…

Posted on September 26, 2011 by

Teacher, trainer, tutor, coach, connotations and denotations and why the thesaurus can be both helpful and confusing.  Dictionary definitions help one understand the basic meaning of a read, but reading and gaining insight into how others have chosen to use … Continue reading →

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