Forum: Canada / The Maple Leaf
Aug 18th 2010, 4:17 am
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Replies: 219
Views: 10,858
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Forum: Canada / The Maple Leaf
Aug 12th 2010, 4:32 am
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Replies: 68
Views: 4,020
Re: Pickup Trucks
http://www.dinky-collector.co.uk/dinky/641%20Humber%201%20ton%20army/5/IMG_2512-%20small.JPG
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Forum: Canada
Aug 12th 2010, 4:24 am
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,999
Re: Special Needs schools in Vancouver
-debbiem:
n.b. My post was in response to that of TheAviatar.
I'm curious as to how and what qualities you give to the term thrive as applied to SN children? How would you define SN children? One...
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Forum: Canada
Aug 12th 2010, 1:59 am
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,999
Re: Special Needs schools in Vancouver
From my experience SN pupil support is weak in the Ont, BC and Quebec public school system. The clear culprit for the lack of SN services has been the integration of SN children into the regular...
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Forum: Canada
Aug 11th 2010, 1:43 am
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Replies: 200
Views: 6,589
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Forum: Canada
Aug 10th 2010, 3:54 pm
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Replies: 200
Views: 6,589
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Forum: Canada / The Maple Leaf
Aug 10th 2010, 4:01 am
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Replies: 58
Views: 2,972
Re: Canadian authors
Can't believe I forgot Shoeless Joe! Great novel. Kinsella's ss collection Dance Me Outside is also quite impressive.
On the topic of 1st Nations People, Tomson Highway wrote three decent plays -...
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Forum: Canada / The Maple Leaf
Aug 9th 2010, 4:56 am
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Replies: 58
Views: 2,972
Re: Canadian authors
I read any crap (well, at least the first sentence . . .) and include the following as some of my Canlit faves (fic & and n.f.):
Gabrielle Roy - The Tin Flute *[best Canadian novel evah!]
Mordecai...
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Forum: Canada
Aug 6th 2010, 2:01 pm
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,236
Re: Teaching in Canada
You have a good point. If one considers teaching a profession, they are paid $hit. The job security does compensate for the comparatively lower income (getting the big loan from the bank:D). Teachers...
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Forum: Canada
Aug 6th 2010, 1:21 pm
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,236
Re: Teaching in Canada
Unfortunately The Aviator, Bill_S, et al. are correct. However, if you are determined and can sell yourself, I'm sure you could land something. If you wanted immediate full-time work, private or...
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Forum: Canada / The Maple Leaf
Aug 2nd 2010, 8:12 pm
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Replies: 41
Views: 2,113
Re: What lifestyle type are you?
http://britishexpats.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=17138
:rofl: I thought the neighbourhood was a bit ethnic and cramped these days! Not to mention the wave of golden-agers wandering about with...
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Forum: Canada / The Maple Leaf
Jul 31st 2010, 2:11 pm
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Replies: 87
Views: 5,080
Re: Correcting kids
Solve the problem before it's too late: send her to boarding school back in the UK until she's 16. I've heard it builds character.
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Forum: Canada
Jul 31st 2010, 2:07 pm
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,334
Re: Substitute Teaching
At 20 YOX I assume you well versed in regular classroom and pedagogical drill re class management, comportment, housekeeping, etc. . BTW, are you interested in obtaining a contract/FT pos. ?
Most of...
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Forum: Canada / The Maple Leaf
Jul 30th 2010, 5:05 pm
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Replies: 84
Views: 4,675
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Forum: Canada / The Maple Leaf
Jul 27th 2010, 6:56 pm
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Replies: 84
Views: 4,675
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Forum: Canada
Jul 25th 2010, 7:58 pm
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Replies: 91
Views: 10,415
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Forum: Canada
Jul 25th 2010, 7:53 pm
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,578
Re: Teaching in Alberta
Good info and advice! However, as of spring 2009 the interprovincial barrier for professionals [including teachers] has been greatly altered. At most, one would be expected to comlete a 3-6 credit...
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Forum: Canada
Jul 20th 2010, 3:08 pm
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,578
Re: Teaching in Alberta
As stated above - contact public school boards and the schools directly, get yourself known. Talk to people and then email them - in particular the exec. secretary, principal, department heads, et...
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Forum: Canada
Jul 15th 2010, 6:08 pm
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Replies: 319
Views: 27,477
Re: What do you NOT like about living in Canada
Considering what I said and how I responded to Alex2201:
Originally Posted by dthomas View Post
1. Indians (Mohawks, Cree, Inuit, Metis, the rest of 'em).
2. Immigrants of colour (Haitians,...
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Forum: Canada
Jul 14th 2010, 4:16 am
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Replies: 319
Views: 27,477
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Forum: Canada
Jul 13th 2010, 7:34 pm
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Replies: 319
Views: 27,477
Re: What do you NOT like about living in Canada
Am I really being a hyper-sensitive witchfinder pursuivant, bandying offensive language, and jumping on the recent immigrant for stating his dislike for the French (in Moncton, NB, of all places)?...
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Forum: Canada
Jul 13th 2010, 5:43 pm
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Replies: 319
Views: 27,477
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Forum: Canada
Jul 13th 2010, 3:04 pm
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,502
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Forum: Canada
Jul 13th 2010, 2:32 pm
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Replies: 319
Views: 27,477
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Forum: Canada / The Maple Leaf
Jul 11th 2010, 5:08 am
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Replies: 32
Views: 1,826
Re: Real Names...
It is, but it's snipped from my Canadian Citezenship Certificate.
And yes - she's gorgeous:wub:.
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