You’ve heard it before – it’s not such a cool viewpoint but here goes: I’m not so sure that the benefits of video games are worth the risks. In fact, internet gaming & mental health may not go hand in hand. Now, I don’t mean to...
It’s all good and fine to wear Pink as a community. Yet, on Pink Shirt Day 2020 there is so much more a school can do to teach about bullying and to improve students’ social behaviour. After all, wearing pink doesn’t actually make us kind! Bullying...
The holidays are almost upon us and with all of the good stuff comes some have-to’s which may cause us anxiety. Have to’s like seeing distant family who trigger us, or cooking for thirty impatient guests. Maybe you have some social anxiety and find...
Most of us want a healthy, long life. That’s a given. But, we might not always understand what we need to do to achieve that. Eat fat, don’t eat fat. Carbs, no carbs. Go vegan. Drink water! Take vitamins. And, for the love of God, stay away from processed food! But,...
Just because someone tells me to fear something doesn’t mean that I have to. The internet is spying on you. Your microwave is watching! Silliness aside, we are a culture of media projecting fear and I wonder how that’s playing out with our students and kids. I wonder...
My dog Bogart died. My first dog, my best pal…I had him since he was three months and had to let him go just after his ninth birthday. My baby boy. I’d often imagine what it would be like to lose him and shudder in fear, imagining epic breakdowns and the...
Hello! It’s Jodi, founder of Imperative Education. You know, ever since I can remember I’ve been interested in how people communicate… how relationships are formed. At McGill University, I studied Communications so that I could take this focus from intuition to fact, and from serious interest to passion. I decided to become a teacher, like so many, to make a difference and that initial goal hasn’t paled at all throughout the years