War, yay! Anyways, where do I start? How about in Sarajevo, 1914, where an Austrian archduke has just been shot. Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were the first casualties in a war that would kill 15-20 million, and affect countless more through PTSD, wounds, or being displaced. So how do I factor in? If … [Read more…]
MILITIA, MACHINES ,MILITARISM, MAURICE, AND MUD – Humanities 9 This year was a fun year in terms of Social Studies. I was able to talk about topics I enjoy and also partake in my hobbies during class time (twice). Points of Pride: I am quite proud of my ability to use my prior knowledge to … [Read more…]
Confederation, heck yeah! We started with the confederation simulation, that was cool, we made Canada a thing. I think this helped me learn about the “struggles” of being an old white man Yadda yadda Catalonia something something current events, I don’t know, I didn’t have wifi, and then we just sort of dropped the thing. … [Read more…]
SLAM POETRY. Love it or hate it, it is inevitable. and it is exactly what we had to do for this project. This project started with a bit of comparison between “We are More” by Shane Coyzcan and a paragraph that sounded like it was written by ChatGPT. Then we made some cool graphic … [Read more…]
(In David Attenborough voice) The Vexillasaur is one of natures great mysteries, secluding itself in the great vexillashroom forests of New Brunswick. It survives on minishrooms found atop the verdant Limegrass. The Vexillasaur has no natural predators, and until human contact, was believed to be a myth by the three (3) inhabitants of New Brunswick. … [Read more…]
“Thank you for coming to my presentation of learning. I am the expert on my own learning. I am also responsible and accountable for my own learning. You can expect me to give an honest evaluation of my progress. We will discuss my strengths and opportunities for growth. Thank you in advance for listening and … [Read more…]
Many of you have heard of Rasputin, or the Russian revolution, or the tsar, or Lenin. But not many people know what happened in Russia in October 1917. Our project, Storm the Barricades, was a renamed version of a project from last year, Revolutions on Trial, and with help from 3 lawyers, my group had … [Read more…]
Driving to South Surrey, Sending 7 emails to the Ukrainian armed forces, sending 3 emails to the Canadian army, painting miniatures in class, and finally, getting an interview with a naval history expert. This project didn’t start like that though. It started with a movie. James Cameron’s 2009 hit “Avatar”, which was all good, other … [Read more…]
This was an exercise in revolutions, decapitations, and war. Each of us was assigned a group, A. The Peasants, B. The Shopkeepers, C. The Police, and D. The nobility, I was in group D. And I had the job of fixing the nation peacefully, and when that didn’t work. Violently. The first day was … [Read more…]
I’ll preface this post by stating that I’d learned about all of this stuff before, so not much of it was new, but aside from that I enjoyed this project. Anyways, on with the show….. Long ago, in the realms of elementary school, we were taught about goals, and how to make the “SMART”, which, … [Read more…]