Still trying to calm down from the #BlueJays game.

Can't even imagine how stressful that was for Fluharty.

Graphic showing different ways to cut up a pie so that one side gets all the apples and the other gets the crust.

If you're not quite clear on what gerrymandering is, this graphic explains it really well.

Texas Democrats flee state, echoing Wisconsin lawmakers’ 2011 move to block Act 10 This is not the first time Democrats have fled to protest a vote. It happened in Wisconsin in 2011 in response to Act 10, which ended collective bargaining rights.

Reminds me of what happened in Wisconsin. Thank you for fighting for democracy.

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"Apart from the travel and their political activities, the Poilievres live a quiet life. When they have time together at home, one of their go-to activities is watching YouTube videos of tiny houses, abodes that are typically between 100 and 400 square feet."

While living in 9500 sq ft at Stornoway

#ElbowsUp

What step is Trump at in the fascist playbook?

What's your source for people blaming Carney?

It sounds like Trump is blaming Carney. Not Canadians blaming Carney.

YouTube video by Stevie Nicks Stevie Nicks - The Lighthouse (Official Music Video)

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" When everyone in America said: "Oh my goodness...something's wrong, he may not be mentally fit to carry out the duties of the presidency." "

Was he thinking about Trump in this interview?

I'm certain there are a lot of "interesting" comments Trump has made that would elicit the same response.

Poilievre squares off in debate with 9 other candidates vying for seat in Alberta byelection | CBC News A crowd of hundreds of people cheered and clapped as 10 candidates vying to represent Battle River-Crowfoot in the House of Commons faced off Thursday night in the riding's largest municipality.

"On stage, he quipped that about 190 candidates were missing."

From the man who was missing in his own Carleton riding debates, where he lost his seat after nearly 21 years.

Please Battle River-Crowfoot, look at how Poilievre treated his original riding.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Shows definition of a deal: 1. an agreement entered into by two or more parties for their mutual benefit especially in a business or political context. The "mutual benefit" part has been underlined.

Where's the mutual benefit?

Poilievre calls for law to block long ballot protests that ‘abuse’ democracy Bipartisan support could be building behind the idea of reining in the long lists of names overwhelming election ballots in some ridings across Canada.

I don't recall hearing Poilievre objecting to this when they did it in his original riding of Carleton.

Now he's worried it will affect him, and during the federal election he didn't think it'd be an issue?

Now he cares?

#cdnpoli

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When I ask them what information they are using to support this decision, they say "It's a gut feeling."

They believe that their intuition is more sound than their understanding of the concepts, and lack the confidence in their ability to reason things out.

This line explains a lot of what I've been seeing in the classroom.
- They relied instead on their intuition – “You just see it, you know”

Over the last several years I've seen more students solve physics problems correctly, but decide that they did it wrong because the answer didn't "look right".

YouTube video by Sky Sports Golf 'What's the point?!' | Astonishing Scottie Scheffler press conference questioning golfing fulfilment

Worth listening to.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfC0...

This part really spoke to me:

"Scheffler had achieved something far more sophisticated—a healthy detachment from outcome. For him, this means refusing to allow external validation to define his internal worth, because that path leads not to fulfillment but to psychological destruction."

Let me get this straight.

When Poilievre was an elected representative, he wouldn't speak with reporters.

Now, he's NOT an elected representative, and he's doing interviews with the CBC?

Shouldn't Andrew Scheer be the one speaking?

The end of an era: Last feline from Parliament Hill cat colony dies | CBC News After putting his name furrward for prime minister and bringing joy to millions of people, the last feline from the beloved former cat colony on Parliament Hill has died.

The end of an era: Last feline...
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sad news from ottawa....

😿💙🐾🇨🇦🕊

The hand motions are fun!

The students that taught it to me, made it clear that we had to include the hand motions.

Hello!

Yes, this was in high school. It was my gr.9s.

The funny thing is that years later, I tried it in my gr.11 class and it worked too!

Happy to share.

Please enjoy my cartoon for Thursday's Toronto Star

YouTube video by Trevor Muir Get Your Students' Attention With the Waterfall Trick

Now I tell all my coworkers about it.

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I had a super chatty class, tried all my tools and nothing worked.

Eventually, I asked them - "What will quiet you down?"
They all looked at each other, and said Waterfall. (from their ES years)

They had to teach it to me. I had my doubts.
Worked every time, and even in other classes!

Amazing.

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Quebec schools advised to take safety measures against heat wave - The Weather Network With temperatures set to jump into the 30s and humidex values set to push or exceed 40, schools in Quebec have been advised by the education minister to take safety measures on Monday to mitigate the ...

It would be nice to hear from Paul Calandra, the #ontario Minister of Education.

#onheat #heatwave #onted

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TDSB warns of ‘uncomfortable conditions’ at some schools amid heat wave The Toronto District School Board is warning of “uncomfortable conditions” at some schools as a heat wave continues in the city.

"the extreme heat will result in uncomfortable conditions,” the school board said in a letter to parents.

Correction: Extreme heat will result in UNSAFE conditions.

#onted

www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...

Important post from an elementary school teacher about heat in classrooms, which disproportionately impacts young children and staff with pre-existing medical xondiriins (eg diabetes, heart disease) www.reddit.com/r/ontario/co... #OntEd

The Death of the Student Essay—and the Future of Cognition One professor's reflections on the end of an era, as AI tools such as ChatGPT have murdered the student essay (RIP). Here's why that threatens the future of human cognition—and how to save ourselves.

After the latest round of grading papers, I wrote about AI, ChatGPT, the death of the student essay, and what it means for the future of human cognition.

🚨 Rebel News just lost its court battle for official journalism status.

The judge found only 10 of 423 posts met the standard for real news.

The CRA ruled most were opinion, rewrites, or activist fundraising—not journalism.
The ruling makes one thing clear: propaganda isn’t journalism.
#CANADA #G7