Last week, the provincial government announced that Grade 9 academic and applied learning streaming would end in September 2022. Maybe because I am often repelled by decisions of this government, or maybe because I thought I’d read that they were ending all streaming, my first reaction was: “Say it isn’t so!” Since that original reaction, I now applaud it, if …
Credibility suffers when people use the wrong homophone
If I were Queen Elizabeth II, I would make my legacy a campaign reinforcing the importance of written communication skills, as “her” English is being mutilated daily. I’m not referring to the lack of eloquence, nor am I delving into dwindling vocabularies wrought with management-speak. Grammar is my focus today; specifically, my homophonia (or fear of the incorrect use of …
Quotes in Closing: all new for April 2009
Once again I’m back with quotes – this time focusing on learning, persisting, doing, leading, being, loving, and living. (only one repeat quote in the bunch) I get by with a little help from my friends