I/S teacher @OttCatholicSB | @uOttawa & @QueensEduc alumna | Shaping critical and creative young minds in English et en Français |She/Her/Elle| views are my own
Queer and trans kids, know that you are loved, valued and cherished in #Ottawa.
There is no space for hate in our community. Not today, not any day. #onpoli
#CatholicTeachers stand in solidarity with 2SLGBTQIA+ students & communities, & strive each & every day to create a safe & welcoming environment for all.
@FordNation's comments are shameful, disrespectful, & potentially harmful. #onted#onpoli
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When I was a young kid there were days I got up in the morning and knew there was gonna be no food that day.
My family did their best and climbed out slowly. But it was hard on my parents.
When I was 18 a thunderbolt hit me in a general studies college classroom.
🧵 My first period had a few extra minutes today, so just sort of out of the blue I asked, "What kind of things could we do in this class that would make you want to do it on your own instead of just using ChatGPT to do it?"
It was really insightful.
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Welcome to the official account of the @OttCatholicSB New Teacher Induction Program! Follow for #ocsbNTIP news, tips and support!
#ocsb peeps - please RT and/or follow! We'll be drawing 10 lucky names for a thank-you pack on May 1st!
More than 1,000 principals across Ontario say they're seeing more behavioural issues, lack of self-regulation, and unaddressed mental health challenges with no access to social workers and psychologists, a survey finds. https://t.co/nNctM2QXum
@ManieMusicale 2023 is underway here @AllSaintsOCSB — don’t forget to cast your vote for the first match up today. Will it be Keen’V or Le Vent du Nord who moves forward?? 🤔 My students are excited to find out!!
Every performance of Canada’s national anthem is a land acknowledgment (in the white possessive sense); this slight tweak reflects a more honest account of Canada’s past and present.
Often the trouble isn't a scarcity of "DEI" strategies and initiatives, but that most popular "DEI" strategies and initiatives pose no threat to racism or any other injustice. The trouble is the prevalence of high-optics, low-impact "DEI" stuff. Let's list some examples.
We live in cities where unhoused ppl are left to live in freezing cold tents that are bulldozed down + attacked by police … and then we’re shocked by a group of teen girls kill an unhoused man, like his life didn’t matter + we wonder where they may ever have gotten that idea?
🧵We've pulled together some of the false claims about crime and incarceration you're most likely to hear at the Thanksgiving dinner table, and the data and facts to help you push back:
Calling it now - @Sflecce will force a strike, schools will close, transmission of #Covid the flu, noro, will decline, @CHEO et al will get a small reprieve. @fordnation will use that to brag about their handling of healthcare and blame the union for the strike. #onpoli#onted
It's time for a serious fact-check. Ford says @osbcucscso education workers are the highest paid. This is not true.
The next five days are crucial. Tell Ford, Lecce and your MPPs we need a https://t.co/73UGT6Xhfm
#39KIsNotEnough#onpoli#onted
A message from Laura Walton, President of @osbcucscso: Ford will say it’s us versus parents, but we are the parents. We are the caregivers. We will not be bought or distracted. These next five days are crucial. Tell Ford, Lecce, and your MPP we need a https://t.co/73UGT6Gedm
📢📢📢 REGIONAL RALLIES
Come out this Saturday 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. to Conservative MPP offices across the province to keep up the pressure for a good deal now! Find a rally near you at: https://t.co/73UGT6Xhfm
#OnPoli#OntEd#39KIsNotEnough#GoodDealNow