Hey Y’all, Ma here. I am A great debater. I know that. But am I The Great Debater? That is where I draw the line. The Great Debaters Debate is an acquired and mostly environment skill for me. I will debate nonsensical and trivial matter with my friends ( such as whether monkeys in a […]
Summative Blog Post(s)
Atomic Dawn
Hey Y’all, Max Here. I did not go on the New Mexico field study so my post wont be quite as colourful as some of my peers. However, I have done quite a bit of work and research over the last month or so and I think it’s safe to say I know a lot […]
Spring Exhibition 2023 / PGP Careers wrap-up Double Post
Hey Y’all, Max here. PGP Careers has been a relatively straightforward class this year, and I am glad for the consistency. I already made a post about the career-planning aspects of careers, but this post is focused on the spring exhibition, and what we did in careers to present at the exhibition. There wasn’t a […]
Tpol: 2023
TPOL: 2023 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 […]
Lies and Incongruences Post
Hey Y‘all, Max here. Lies and Incongruences is the last project this year for humanities 10. As you may or not have been able to tell from the project name, this project was focused on the mistreatment of First Nations and Indigenous populations in Canada. Of course PLP has done a few projects on somewhat […]
Why the Juno Beach Centre should be preserved or why it shouldn’t
Hey Y’all, Max here. Juno Beach is the smallest beach on the 80-odd kilometre beach strip that makes up Normandy Beach. During the Second World War it was an important turning point in the conflict known as D-Day, where Normandy Beach was attacked by the Allies in an attempt to liberate and reclaim France, and […]
Coping with Unemployment
Hey Y’all, Max here. This post is focusing on the latest project in PGP careers ( Personal Growth Plan ), which is called Marketing YOU!!! As you can probably guess, the point of this project was to learn about money, planning for employment, and making resumes. It feels kind of wrong to call this a […]
Balance Opportunities ( awesome )
Hey Y’all, Max here. A while ago ( almost exactly this time last year ) I were reading and ( trying ) to understand a book called “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” ( here’s the link to the blog post ). I remember I was conflicted when I was reading it; I could […]
PLP 10 Florida Trip – Power of Imagination
Hey Y’all, Max here. Today in this post I’ll be talking about our latest PLP field school to DisneyWorld, Florida, and the projects that came with it. This field school was the first international trip my PLP year has been on. We would have gone to Oregon in grade 8, but that was canceled because […]
PLP 10 Florida Trip – Five Trend Videos Post
Hey Y’all, Max here. During PLP 10’s time in Florida, there were two projects that we worked on. The first is called ‘Power of Imagination’ and it focused on a specific aspect of DisneyWorld that we would have to research and make a video essay about with a group, while we were in Florida. The […]