by Daniel | Jun 22, 2017 | Design, Education, Education Policy, Teaching
Last week I went to the store for chocolate ice cream. Since there was a sale on a new brand, I decided to buy one carton of that brand, along with one of the brand I usually buy. The sale made them the exact same price. The two tubs were the same size, shape, and...
by Daniel | Apr 21, 2017 | Democracy, First Nations/Aboriginal People, Nature, Parenting
Acheewan of the Lamalcha was erroneously identified as a suspect in a murder that took place on Saturna Island. Although he was nowhere near the site of the murder at the time, he was known to oppose British expansion into his territory. Acheewan was pursued by the...
by Daniel | Apr 10, 2017 | Civil Society, Education, Parenting, Teaching, Working with youth
Young people in our society are marginalized. The popular concept of a teenager is someone who is immature, a pain in the rear, lazy, and narcissistic. Most likely they are permanently glued to their smart phone. They don’t do much work, but still expect things to be...
by Daniel | Mar 13, 2017 | Civil Society, Democracy
“So… otherwise, how’re you doing?” This question, phrased by Grammy award winner Patton Oswalt in a recent NPR piece, reflects a collective weariness. As Oswalt continued, “There is just this overall gloom – political, psychological, emotional,” referencing the...
by Daniel | Feb 24, 2017 | Democracy, Education, Parenting
It is hard not to watch the drama being played out in our nation’s capital. The new administration is settling into its leadership, and is ambitiously working to chart a dramatically different course for America. Some see this shift of priorities as “the...
