The tutor discusses the meaning surrounding the cross quarter day August 5. I’ve written a couple of posts about cross quarter days (see here and here): they’re days at mid-season, rather than season boundaries. Often, a celebration is at or …
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The tutor offers commentary on the NDP election platform. A party’s leader is perhaps the most important consideration for many voters. “You vote for the leader, not the party,” I’ve heard. Not everyone agrees, of course; some people are loyal …
The tutor offers reflections about the coming election. According to my voter’s card from the mail, the Canadian federal election is October 19. In a busy life like mine, with a ten and a thirteen-year-old, you never know when, for …
The tutor opens a discussion about conspiracies. While the concept is still important to some, it might be losing mainstream appeal. I understand conspiracy to mean a group of people acting in secret towards a possibly sinister, but certainly dubious, …
For many living in today’s society, the equivocal answer is an essential tool. Many a person in a responsible position feels they are a glorified servant. Why? Because they have power, they are often asked for things. They can just …
The tutor weighs in on bullying. This morning I was told it’s pink shirt day. Since I’m known for wearing pink anyway, my wife pointed out that I should wear it today. I built an outfit around a hot pink …
The tutor spends most of his time on math and science. This particular question has never been asked during tutoring; rather, it comes from personal curiosity. While I’ve long known that Upper Canada is now Ontario, while Lower Canada is …
When you tutor social studies or geography, you’ll likely have to explain the concepts of longitude and latitude. Now, we will. The other day a kid came to me, embroiled in a conflict. One adult had told him lines of longitude lie north …