Self-tutoring about Canadian history: the tutor mentions Canada’s adoption of the metric system in the 1970s and 80s. The following is according to my understanding. When I started elementary school, distances were in miles. Car economy was in miles per …
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Self-tutoring about Canadian lifestyle, etc: the tutor begins about Canada Post. The following is according to my understanding. When I was a student at UVic, I spent a lot of time on the bus. It was the early to mid …
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Self-tutoring about Canadian culture: the tutor mentions a Halloween event. The following is according to my understanding. I went to a Halloween dance last night at the Eagles Hall in Campbell River. It was a fun time, with lots of …
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Self-tutoring about Canadian music: the tutor reflects and remembers…. It’s a beautiful day here, just like you’d hope for in mid-summer. On such a day I tend to get nostalgic. My mind landed, this time, on “Backward Town” by the …
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Self-tutoring about Canadian identity: the tutor comments… My wife is from Northern Ontario, and arrived here possibly around age 8. I’m from the Maritimes, and arrived on the west coast at age 16. We both know winter. Recently I’ve shown …
Self-tutoring about Canadian culture: the tutor mentions a song he continues to enjoy. “Kiss You (when it’s dangerous)” came out around ’85, as I remember, having seen it on CBC’s Video Hits show. Samantha Taylor mentioned the band – Eight …
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Self-tutoring about Canadian culture: the tutor reflects on a memorable Canadian 80s hit. Jane Siberry is a Canadian music artist. Perhaps she began in ’81 or before, but I know of her because of a single hit from the 1980s: …
Tutoring English, you encounter poems and songs. The tutor comments about one with which he’s gotten reacquainted. Alanis Morisette’s album Jagged Little Pill yields numerous good songs, among them You Learn. Back in the late nineties, I liked You Learn, …
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Tutoring social studies, ethnicity may arise. The tutor brings up an example he observed. In the Fraser Valley last week, I was leaving a hotel lobby to return to the room. The night air felt brisk on the face; snow …
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Tutoring social studies, you might wonder how your own experience fits. The tutor contemplates Valdy’s Peter and Lou. I recall hearing Peter and Lou on the radio as a kid. Yesterday I suddenly felt great importance about looking it up, …