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Kristin🇨🇦💉😷

@te4ch.bsky.social
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ESL educator. Ottawa, Canada My posts are mostly about my class of young adult newcomers who are learning English, the language of science and the language of math.

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Plague Poems @plaguepoems.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I confess: had you told me when I started writing these that eventually I’d be writing them about the actual plague I would have picked a different name. And I confess: had you told me when I started writing these I’d be writing them for years I wouldn’t have started
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Kristin🇨🇦💉😷 @te4ch.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
It's Pay Equity Day in Canada and there are Continuing Education teachers in my building who work more hours and get paid less than their regular school counterparts. #Edusky #OntEd #OSSTF
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Kimiko Shibata @eslfairy.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Our taxpayer dollars are being spent at an American company (in the middle of a trade war) that offers better deals to folks walking in off the street than to teachers ordering through the Ontario Ministry of Education portal. Make it make sense!!! #OntEd
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Prof. dr. Vivienne Matthies-Boon @vmatthiesboon.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Today I presented on the #ethical harms and logical errors of the many #child abuse allegations in pediatric #LongCovid and #MECFS. This was part of the Socrates Stichting Summercourse. The audience was clearly shocked and moved. Lets hope, this is another drop towards change.
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Jenny Lee Shee @jennyleeshee.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Thanks to Doug Ford and Paul Calandra, 80,000 elementary educators have to order classroom supplies from Staples this year instead of from their school boards. I decided to do a little comparison shopping for school supplies many of us will have to order over the course of a school year. 🧵 #OntEd
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Donate A Mask Canada @donatemask.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Unfortunately, #WildfireSmoke has been affecting regions across Canada. 🔥💨 Use discount code “Wildfire20” for 20% off 3M Aura 1870+ respirators. It’s going to be a long summer, so stay kind, keep cool and #WearAmask. ☀️😷🧋 buymask.ca firesmoke.ca/forecasts/current #Ready4Smoke #MaskUp #Wildfires
Map of Canada from firesmoke.ca showing wildfires across the country today July 12. There are big clouds of yellow smoke spread over which means there is approximately between 1 and 28 PM2.5 μg/m³ in the air. Large cities such as Ottawa, Montreal, Calgary, Toronto and more are affected.
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Kristin🇨🇦💉😷 @te4ch.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
This Canada Day you'll find me on Gander
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David Keegan @drdavidkeegan.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
I hand out respirator/breatheteq masks to my patients to help them reduce their risk of getting COVID and Long COVID. Here's the letter I've put together about this for parents about children masking. @longcovidresource.bsky.social @longcovidadvoc.com @longcovidkids.bsky.social #longcovid
Letter with different typeface colours entitled, "Preventing Long COVID in Children".  Text as follows:

As described by the Public Health Agency of Canada1,
Long COVID (also known as post-COVID-19 condition) affects children as well as adults.
- It’s long-lasting symptoms after a known or unknown COVID infection.  
- The most common Long COVID symptoms in children are:
Fatigue
Headache
Abdominal pain
Sleep problems
Shortness of breath
Cognitive problems (difficulty thinking or concentrating)
Muscle aches and joint pains

I care for children with Long COVID.  It can interfere with their social, physical and educational development.  You do not want your child to develop Long COVID.

While there are some promising therapies, there is no clear cure for Long COVID.

The best way to prevent Long COVID is to prevent COVID infections.
Since COVID is airborne, the best way to prevent COVID infections is to wear respirator-type masks (like N95s) all the time indoors.  This is why I’m giving you this mask for your child to wear.  I personally purchased these to hand out to my patients.  This is how important it is to me, as your child’s doctor, for your child to mask: to protect their health.

I know there will be times at school and other places where your child will want to remove their mask.  Wearing a mask as much as possible in public indoor spaces will greatly reduce your child’s risk of getting COVID, which will reduce their risk of developing Long COVID.  If they wear it 90% of the time, that’s still a huge win and way better than wearing it only 20% of the time, or not at all.

>  Key tip: shape the curve of the nose piece first, then put the mask on.

1 Post COVID-19 condition (long COVID): Symptoms and treatment. Public Health Agency of Canada.        8 January 2026.  Accessed online at https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/2019-novel-coronavirus-infection/symptoms/post-covid-19-condition.html
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Taylor Lorenz @taylorlorenz.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
If you watch one thing today make it this. Absolutely phenomenal debunking of the idea that social media and cell phones are causing a youth mental health crisis, and who that false narrative ultimately serves
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What we're getting wrong about teens and tech
For years, the warning has been: smartphones are destroying a generation. But developmental psychologist Candice Odgers says that decades of data on teens tells a different story — violence, alcohol u...
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Plague Poems @plaguepoems.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
A friend called to see if I had plans in case I lose power, so I told her I lost any power I had a long time ago and ever since I’ve been running on anger, fear, and hope, to which she responded she meant losing power in the storm, so I said: I also have a flashlight.
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Dovewoman 💙 🇺🇦 💙 @dovewoman.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
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Larry Ferlazzo @larryferlazzo.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Video: Official World Cup Song Would Be Great For ELLs – & All Other Students, Too! larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2026/06/11/v...
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Video: Official World Cup Song Would Be Great For ELLs – & All Other Students, Too!
The new official World Cup song would be a great one for English Language Learners – and for all other students, too. It’s about doing your best and perseverance. Having ELLs listen to …
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Nick Tsergas @nicktsergas.ca · 10/06/2026
Hi Roch, this is what's happening here in #HamOnt: stopthedatacentre.ca/election-tra...
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Election tracker · Stop the Datacentre
We're contacting candidates and documenting stances on the Steelport datacentre proposal.
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Codfather #FBPE 🇫🇷🇪🇺 @codfather.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
This transition will affect roughly 2.5 million civil servants as part of a 2026 strategy to achieve "digital sovereignty." France already has a successful precedent; the national police force has operated 100,000 computers on Linux since 2008, proving that such a massive shift is feasible.
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Kristin🇨🇦💉😷 @te4ch.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
I've joined Gander. If you're a Canadian educator or COVID aware and are on Gander, feel free to follow me @te4ch3r.gander.social
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Steve Schwinghamer🇨🇦 @sschwinghamer.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
I would like the federal government to protect the copyrighted materials stolen from Canadians - including those under Crown Copyright - to "train" large language models. Any LLM used in Canada should reveal its training data and proof of legal acquisition of material protected under Canadian law.
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Jenny Lee Shee @jennyleeshee.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Want to send a message to Doug Ford or a member of this cockamamie government? Here’s a handy postcard with room for a few thoughts, the address of their constituency office (since they won’t be back at Queen’s Park until October 27) and a stamp. stickersbyjls.etsy.com/listing/4516...
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...
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Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning
Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.
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Tara Moriarty @moriartylab.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Canadian COVID Forecast: May 9 - May 22, 2026 SEVERE: none VERY HIGH: AB HIGH: CAN, BC, MB, NL, North, SK MODERATE: NS, ON, PEI, QC About 1 in 188 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
This image shows gauges with the May 9 - May 22, 2026 COVID Forecast scores for Canada, the provinces, and territories. From left to right:

Canada: HIGH - 5.4
Alberta: VERY HIGH - 10.1
British Columbia: HIGH - 5.7
Manitoba: HIGH - 5.2
New Brunswick: MODERATE - 5.0
Newfoundland & Labrador: HIGH - 8.6
North: HIGH - 5.9
Nova Scotia: MODERATE - 4.4
Ontario: MODERATE - 5.0
Prince Edward Island: MODERATE - 4.3
Quebec: MODERATE - 4.0
Saskatchewan: HIGH - 5.4

A text box reads: 'The COVID Forecast is calculated from 3 equally weighted categories: 1) Current infections and spread; 2) Healthcare system impact; 3) Mortality. Within each category there is one sub-category for trends over the most recent week (Trends) and one sub-category for current parameter values relative to a specified baseline (Current values). Trends and current values are weighted equally when determining the final score for a category. All Forecast input data and sources are available here (https://datastudio.google.com/embed/u/0/reporting/42b886cf-d661-488e-b7d8-5c5836b55ab6/page/p_2yqs028mwc). Past Forecast scores are available in the table below. Forecast scores are grouped into 4 ranges: MODERATE (1 to <5, white), HIGH (6 to <10, yellow), VERY HIGH (10 to <15, orange), SEVERE (>15 red).'
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Esther @elhopkins.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
To better understand what long covid is in children and how children are affected, this short film is excellent. Featuring a long covid expert. Listen to lived experience from the family impacted. vimeo.com/1017483971
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THE UNRAVELLING - A SCIENTIST . AN ARTIST . A FATHER
Self-funded short documentary about the true nature of Covid / Sars-CoV-2, and the impact that Long Covid has had on one family. Derived from material photographed in Sept. 2024 for the feature lengt...
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Esther @elhopkins.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
This is Dr Rae Duncan, she’s a cardiologist and expert in long covid. Long covid can affect anyone of any age. Now this video is an emotional watch but she essentially talks about COVID infections and how they cause blood vessel damage. 🧵 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydRl...
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Dr Rae Duncan explains Long Covid as a vascular disease
YouTube video by Sally Bourliakas
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Tara Moriarty @moriartylab.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Canadian COVID Forecast: Apr 25 - May 8, 2026 SEVERE: none VERY HIGH: none HIGH: NL, SK MODERATE: CAN, AB, BC, MB, North, NS, ON, PEI, QC About 1 in 248 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
This image shows gauges with the Apr 25 - May 8, 2026 COVID Forecast scores for Canada, the provinces, and territories. From left to right:

Canada: MODERATE - 4.4
Alberta: MODERATE - 4.1
British Columbia: MODERATE - 3.4
Manitoba: MODERATE - 4.9
New Brunswick: MODERATE - 4.9
Newfoundland & Labrador: HIGH - 6.4
North: MODERATE - 4.5
Nova Scotia: MODERATE - 4.1
Ontario: MODERATE - 4.6
Prince Edward Island: MODERATE - 4.1
Quebec: MODERATE - 3.9
Saskatchewan: HIGH - 5.3

A text box reads: 'The COVID Forecast is calculated from 3 equally weighted categories: 1) Current infections and spread; 2) Healthcare system impact; 3) Mortality. Within each category there is one sub-category for trends over the most recent week (Trends) and one sub-category for current parameter values relative to a specified baseline (Current values). Trends and current values are weighted equally when determining the final score for a category. All Forecast input data and sources are available here (https://datastudio.google.com/embed/u/0/reporting/42b886cf-d661-488e-b7d8-5c5836b55ab6/page/p_2yqs028mwc). Past Forecast scores are available in the table below. Forecast scores are grouped into 4 ranges: MODERATE (1 to <5, white), HIGH (6 to <10, yellow), VERY HIGH (10 to <15, orange), SEVERE (>15 red).'
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Tara Moriarty @moriartylab.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Canadian COVID Forecast Apr 25 - May 8, 2026 CANADA MODERATE [decreasing] About 1 of every 248 people is infected. Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada: -Infections: 7.2 x higher -Long COVID: 5.0 x higher -Hospitalizations: 3.7 x higher -Deaths: 2.3 x higher
This image describes the Canadian COVID Forecast for the fourteen-day period between Apr 25 - May 8, 2026, which is produced by COVID-19 Resources Canada. Canada’s COVID Forecast outlook is MODERATE [decreasing] with a COVID INDEX SCORE of 4.4

About 1 of every 248 people is infected.

Estimated infections this week: 160,600-239,700
What these numbers mean: MODERATE 1-5, HIGH 5-10, VERY HIGH 10-15, SEVERE >15 COMPARED TO THE LOWEST POINT IN THE COVID PANDEMIC IN CANADA
How much higher are key indicators compared to the lowest point in the COVID pandemic in Canada?
Waste water, infections: HIGH; 7.2X higher
Long COVID: MODERATE; 5.0X higher
Hospitalizations: MODERATE; 3.7X higher
Deaths: MODERATE; 2.3X higher
HOW TO HELP:
EVERYONE:
UPDATE vaccines every 6 months
WEAR N95-type masks

Who is HIGH RISK?
People 60 and older, babies < 1 year, pregnant
ALL AGES: immunocompromised OR medically at-risk OR no vaccine or infection in the last 6 months

Recommendations are based on the COVID-19 Risk Index from the Peterborough ON Public Health Unit
COVID-19 Resources Canada is a grassroots organization of volunteer scientists supporting Canadian COVID responses. Sources, data and methods for the COVID Index are available at www.Covid19Resources.ca
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Still COVIDing Canada @stillcovidingca.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
📣 Novavax now! Canadians need access to the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine ✉️ Use our online tool to send emails to health ministers stillcoviding.ca/en/take-acti... Please share! #NovavaxNow #COVID #CovidIsNotOver
Photo of two vials of a vaccine and a syringe, accompanied by white and gold text on a blue background reading: Novavax now! Canadians need access to the Novavax vaccine in 2026/2027. Use our online tool to send emails to health ministers. StillCoviding.ca #NovavaxNow. Photo: oasisamuel / Adobe.
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Kristin🇨🇦💉😷 @te4ch.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
chandrapasma.ontariondp.ca/protect-seni... Petition to cap retirement home fees in Ontario
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Protect Seniors from Exploitative Care Costs
Seniors built our province and they deserve a dignified retirement with stable, affordable and high-quality housing and care options.
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Chandra Pasma @chandrapasma.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Join me tomorrow, on April 22nd, for a virtual townhall to talk about what's happening in Education and how we can fight back. RSVP below! 🗓️ Apr 22, 2026 ⏱️ 6:30 - 7:30 PM 🔗 www.ontariondp.ca/education-ca... #onpoli #onted
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
ON SATURDAY STAND UP TO DOUG THE GRIFTER Doug Ford used $28 million in taxpayers money on a jet and then complained there was a "double standard" when people got upset. Tell that to those with no doctor or kids without school support. FIND WHERE YOU CAN PROTEST protestdougford.com?fbclid=IwY2x...
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Protesting Doug Ford | Where The People Stand Up
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Doug Aoki 青木定夫 @nantanreikan.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
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Kristin🇨🇦💉😷 @te4ch.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
"Sometime in May, the board will tell the principals then the principals will tell the teachers that our biggest expenditure is on photocopying. We will be chided and told to be more aware and to print only what we need and to offer more things online. "
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Kristin🇨🇦💉😷 @te4ch.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Driving past Toronto today, I saw a billboard advertising Orlando. Its tagline was "Skip the winter in Orlando", and my first thought was - we are Florida, we are. I guess they had a whole different meaning in mind. #USBoycott
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Rachel Collishaw @rcollishaw.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
So excited to share the second blog post in our Voting Around the World series - voting methods. More coming soon along with classroom activities for Canadian teachers! #edusky electionsanddemocracy.ca/news/voting-...
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Voting Around the World: Voting methods | Elections Canada's Civic Education
Voting is one of the most powerful tools in a democracy. Around the world, people vote in a variety of ways: publicly or privately, on paper or electronically.
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Kristin🇨🇦💉😷 @te4ch.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
ottawacitizen.com/news/changes... The federal government has already cut funding to LINC (Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada). This is another blow to the population. And, no trustees to guard against this.
ottawacitizen.com
Changes coming to Adult High School for students over the age of 21
School boards are not mandated to provide in-person learning for students over 21, and the OCDSB needs savings as it fights a large deficit.
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Kristin🇨🇦💉😷 @te4ch.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Nobody listens to Vizzini. 🫤
media.tenor.com
a bald man in a gold and black robe says you fell victim to one of the classic blunders
ALT: a bald man in a gold and black robe says you fell victim to one of the classic blunders
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Kristin🇨🇦💉😷 @te4ch.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
When you hear them say "Avoid it like the plague" Remember that it doesn't mean what you thought it meant.
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Canada Strong Masks @canadastrong.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Rapid Tests Sale! Buy 3, get 1 free on all rapid tests. Mix and match - every 4th box is free! Discount automatically applied in cart. No code required. Be ready to quickly diagnose sniffles, coughs, and scratchy throats with rapid tests for Flu A&B, RSV, Adenovirus, Strep, and COVID.
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Kristin🇨🇦💉😷 @te4ch.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Since basket weaving is in the news, let's share where we can support Canadian weavers (many of whom are indigenous) www.mikmaqwovendreams.com
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My Site
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tern @1goodtern.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
🚨 Are people sicker now than in 2019? Civil servants in England are. Sickness absence rates have *risen by between 12% to 23% across the age groups*. Are things getting worse? It certainly looks like it. This is exactly what we predicted repeat covid infection would do.
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Kristin🇨🇦💉😷 @te4ch.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Like many Canadians, I'm rewatching Schitt's Creek, and I have to say that the Cabaret plot is my favourite story arc. #SimplyTheBest
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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 30/01/2026
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Jeff Leiper @jleiper.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Poster advertising the Elmdale Public School Bookfest / Affiche annonçant le festival du livre de l'école publique d'Elmdale
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Ariel Troster @arieltroster.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Are you looking for a family doctor in Downtown Ottawa? A new practice is taking patients. Thanks to @stephanieplante.bsky.social for the tip!
calendly.com
Downtown Urgent Care Family Practice and Walk-In
Welcome to our scheduling page. Please follow the instructions to add an event to our calendar.
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Kristin🇨🇦💉😷 @te4ch.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Completed my vulnerable sector check today so I can be part of a sponsorship team for a family of new Canadians. #SaltingTheVibes #OneOfTheTwo
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Amanda Potts @ahpotts.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Is it AI? What happens when the students says no? And what does the doubt do to us?
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Is it AI?
“Miss!” my student wailed, “my story is showing up as AI on all the checkers, but it’s not AI. I swear I wrote it!” Forgive me if I immediately doubted her. The story was due that day and, from what I could tell, she’d spent at least as much time in class playing on her phone under her desk as she had actually writing. I also knew that she was very grades-driven, often sharing her results with friends as they measured their success and, I think, some of their self-worth by the numbers on their assignments.
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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 06/01/2026
We had no choice but to hear you. You stated your case time and again.
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Charles Logan @charleswlogan.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Teach like a Luddite! In which I join @philnichols.bsky.social and @anterobot.bsky.social to argue for a Luddite praxis in education grounded in three elements: embracing strategic playfulness; developing localized tactics; and building networks of resistance. Read the article at Kappan:
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Teach like a Luddite - Kappan Online
Embracing new technologies that don’t advance teaching and learning is a mistake. Educators must ask questions — and resist when necessary.
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Kristin🇨🇦💉😷 @te4ch.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
On my way to church last night, I was blessed to listen to my passionate daughter explain to my mother the difference between affordable housing and housing that is affordable. It doesn't surprise me that this amazing person ended up working to better the world around her. #HousingIsARight
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Kristin🇨🇦💉😷 @te4ch.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
I've seen so many people wearing respirators today. Is the message getting out there?
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Kristin🇨🇦💉😷 @te4ch.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
In remembrance: Geneviève Bergeron Hélène Colgan Nathalie Croteau Barbara Daigneault Anne-Marie Edward Maud Haviernick Maryse Laganière Maryse Leclair Anne-Marie Lemay Sonia Pelletier Michèle Richard Annie St-Arneault Annie Turcotte Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz #EcolePolytehnique
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