Where’s Hugh?

Forget the old adage “Beware Greeks Bearing Gifts”. Building a fake, hollow horse to house the entire Greek Army seems a piece compared to choosing a gift for old-world Greek Parents. All they want is your company, more grandchildren, or great grandchildren, and to go for a stroll in the local mall. But I found a solution: Kostas Meats. A Scarborough icon of Greek Meat - Kostas is also a deli with both fresh and dry goods to satisfy even the most crusty Greek in your list. My basket of goodies include Agro Olive Oil from Crete, honey from the Peloponese, and Trahana from Larissa. Total cost $150 including basket, Xmas card written in Greek, and wrapping. I nailed it! Hronia Pola everyone! A

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I came across a great article that explains how Ford’s Policies are out of touch with Ont parents views on education. The data is eye opening! https://www.thepromoter.ca/news/2019/12/9/public-backs-teachers?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ttbu_central_strike_bulletin_december_17_info_picket_strike_update_new_polling_data_the_public_remains_on_our_side&utm_term=2019-12-17

Teaching from the trenches  De streaming of grade nine courses puts an increased burden and workload on teachers. All pilot schools had class sizes under 20. We now have 26 each at a minimum which flexes to 29-31 in each class. And these classes do not look like anything I have taught before. Why? Let me explain... Our classes now include everyone, regardless of individual needs such as: students with violence triggers, kids with LDs, on the autism spectrum, MID, gifted, opposition to authority syndrome, anxious depressives, not to mention the run of the mill everyday kid. Differentiated first each child is therefore compounded by putting them all together in large classes. Many teachers I work with used to be in the business world before they started teaching later in life. They have all said separately that teaching is the only work environment they know of where management ask employees to do a lot of things and provide no real training or resources to do so.  ...

An old acquaintance is publishing her first book of poetry October 7. Run out and get it bc if it is half as good as her prose you will not be disappointed!

i told you so...

Who’s going to win? Serena or Bianca? Bianca - why? She’s hungry and has nothing to lose and she doesn’t need to be liked- she needs to win. Her biggest challenge- though, will be the crowd - they are nasty when it’s a foreigner against an American. They are brutal - loud & they boo and they are shameless. So, our girl needs to ignore the taunts and he jeers and play her best tennis. If she can do that she is a show-in. Let’s see... good luck Bianca!!!!!