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Hush Money and Guilt Trips

Here’s the deal, folks. I want to go back to work. I didn’t become a teacher for the summer break, and although I’m certainly not complaining about the time in lieu that I receive for my overtime hours throughout the…

Ashley D. MacKenzie July 31, 2014 Current Events, Teaching
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Yep. We’re still on strike.

It’s easy to forget that BC public school teachers are still on strike. I mean, it’s summer. It’s time to drain your brain from thoughts of all things school, right? And if you live in one of the districts where…

Ashley D. MacKenzie July 17, 2014 Current Events, Teaching
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Cloaks, wands, and kickass characters.

I spent this morning hunched in front of my laptop, making revision notes on my young adult novel. It wasn’t a bad morning, really. I had coffee. It wasn’t bone melting hot yet. I was productive. But it wasn’t last…

Ashley D. MacKenzie July 15, 2014 Writing, Young Adult Literature
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Classroom composition is a thing. And I don’t know why.

I’m a product of the BC Public Education System. In my thirteen years as a student, I attended three elementary schools and two secondary schools. I took part in three “choice” programs (alternative programs offered within the public school system,…

Ashley D. MacKenzie July 9, 2014 Current Events, Teaching
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There’s no E-Reader for this.

I had a cloth library bag when I was a kid. I don’t remember what colour it was or where it came from, but I can still feel the way that its handles cut into my little hands as I…

Ashley D. MacKenzie July 7, 2014 Exploring this Whacky World, Young Adult Literature
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