Joining the big kids – the ABCs of kindergarten and beyond
The lazy days of summer will soon come to an end, for teachers and students alike.
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Back to School
Back to school? Not for Me
As the summer comes to an end, I reflect on my first day as a homeschooler. It marked the day of a wonderful beginning of a new chapter.
Read MoreHardest Year Yet
On the first day of kindergarten I didn’t know what to expect; playtime was now scheduledbetween certain hours and, in order to sit in the circle with the other kids, you needed to pass the test of finding your name.These were...
Read MoreCollege is easier than logging
My dad figures it’s more common for adults to go back to school these days. This is compared to when he went to college for the first time when he was 33. In the ‘90s.He says, “These days, people don’t stay in the same career.”...
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Back to School Photos and Other Traditions
Back-to school shopping trips were special, it was just my mom and I. We’d have time to pose for the back-to-school picture.
Read MoreHigh School
High school is possibly the five longest years of your life.You spend the first year coming to grips with the fact that everyone has to shower after gym class, then you spend the next four years waiting for the experience to be...
Read MoreReflections on Rural Yukon Education
Robert Service School (RSS) celebrated its 25th year in its present building last May. There were no special celebrations, and I suspect that not too many people were aware of the anniversary. It was probably my time on the...
Read MoreSafety First. Always
When Whitehorse students go back to school on August 25, many of them will be meeting Peggy Hanifan for the first time.Many others will have spent hundreds of hours with her already, but they won’t call her Peggy.To them, she is...
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