Where has the time gone?
Teaching at Crawford Bay School has been such a blast so far that it seems unreal that the school year is nearing an end.
The upper picture is from my second week at Crawford Bay back in September. It was my first fieldtrip with the students and we had a great time at Kokoanee park and spawning channel. I remember wanting to figure all the students out then, but I knew that that knowledge would only come with time. Well, I am happy report, that I have now had the chance to get to know each and everyone of those kiddlets and I'm so proud to be apart of their lives.
So I big thank you goes out to the kids that fill ( almost fill) our classrooms with questions, answers and laughter!
I am excited to spend the rest of the school year with the moms, dads, community, staff and students at Crawford Bay School.
Teaching at Crawford Bay School has been such a blast so far that it seems unreal that the school year is nearing an end.
The upper picture is from my second week at Crawford Bay back in September. It was my first fieldtrip with the students and we had a great time at Kokoanee park and spawning channel. I remember wanting to figure all the students out then, but I knew that that knowledge would only come with time. Well, I am happy report, that I have now had the chance to get to know each and everyone of those kiddlets and I'm so proud to be apart of their lives.
So I big thank you goes out to the kids that fill ( almost fill) our classrooms with questions, answers and laughter!
I am excited to spend the rest of the school year with the moms, dads, community, staff and students at Crawford Bay School.
My thoughts on creativity in schools
I am excited to have a guest speaker in this week to talk to students about accessing their creativity and innovation in preparation for the jobs of the future. Why is this important to me? Read on.....
" most of today's educational systems are built on the [out of date] learning hierarchy: math and science at the top, humanities in the middle, art on the bottom. The reason for this is because these systems were developed in the nineteenth century, in the midst of the industrial revolution, when this hierarchy provided the best foundation for success. This is no longer the case. In a rapidly changing technological culture and an ever-growing information-based economy, creative ideas are the ultimate resource. Yet our current educational system does little to nourish this resource."
- From "Abundance" By Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler