On a sunny day in May the unthinkable happened—a teacher walked out of one
of my half-day workshops and didn’t return.
“Unthinkable” is perhaps an overstatement, but I was truly astounded by the
teacher’s departure. I’ve given hundreds of workshops over the last five years
and have never had anyone leave in a huff. Responses to the workshops have
been … [continue reading]
I graduated from the Faculty of Education in a year when jobs were scarce. I did manage to land a full-time contract, but it was in a combined Grades 1 and 2 class—a role for which I had received no training. Needless to say, the summer before teaching that class I was a sponge, soaking … [continue reading]
“I don’t want to see any cows!” That was the comment my students heard over and over as we toured the art gallery with a well-known art critic I will refer to as “X.”
The “no cows” comment was first prompted by a painting of a pastoral scene complete with cows, and it was repeated … [continue reading]
I had an appointment with Donna, my banking officer, this morning. Before we got to my reason for being there, she told me she had big news—she has decided to retire just before the start of RRSP season in February rather than waiting until her planned retirement date of October. Donna remembered my decision to … [continue reading]
