marjo speaks

Hmm...

oh, that waiting place! i'm not good at waiting, i'm not just not. are you?

The Waiting Place
(by Dr. Seuss)

Waiting for a train to go or a bus to come,
or a plane to go or the mail to come,
or the rain to go or the phone to ring,
or the snow to snow or waiting around for a Yes or No
or waiting for their hair to grow.

Everyone is just waiting.

Waiting for the fish to bite
or waiting for wind to fly a kite
or waiting around for Friday night

or waiting, perhaps, for their Uncle Jake
or a pot to boil, or a Better Break
or a string of pearls, or a pair of pants
or a wig with curls, or Another Chance.

Everyone is just waiting.

Hello, bonjour !
If you're needing a little extra help this month in preparing for math exams, I can lend you a hand. Give me a ring ;-)

Vous êtes prêt pour une joke de papa ?! Okay, bon.

Deux bucherons se parlent.
L'un dit : Je vais être bûcheron toute ma vie.
L'autre dit : Moi, je vais changer de boulot.

C'est la rentrée scolaire, et je vous souhaite tous une nouvelle année remplie d'amitié et d'apprentissage stupéfiant !

enJoy these beautiful last days of summer and may your return to school bring you new friendships, facts and philosophies!

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better.
The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.
T Roosevelt 1910

L'année scolaire est terminée ! et parmis tout les défis de cette dernière, voici preuve de défis surmontés. I'm so proud of you, Trevor - an award well deserved!
To all of my dear students, I wish you a most joyful summer vacation! 🌞

Happy Summer Solstice! Un joyeux solstice d'été à tous et à toutes !

Learning is not about meeting a system where it's at, it is always about the learner. Covid has taken a great deal of academic time away from many students' daily lives, and getting hung up on a grade # now is a stress you can, and should, do without. Respect life's journey; be compassionate about what is best for you & your journey right now. 😉

And remember - we're all in this together! If I can be of any help, let's have a chat.

Meeting students where they're at is crucial, and education must be flexible to be successful. Every student is living their experience of this global pandemic; where, when, and how we teach should meet them there. What they walk away with will inevitably look different than it did two years ago, and we can nurture & respect & feed that experience. All else is an artificial construct of the system in place, not a place to get hung up on.

As of April 1st, I have two additional times available. Call me and we'll have a chat! I teach all grades of Mathematics, French & English as first or secondary languages, as well as beginner Spanish. I also teach study skills, pronunciation, and most French Immersion courses. À bientôt !