Category: education
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Education
What I’d tell my 16-year-old self… and my 80-year-old self too
I sometimes feel as if I have wasted most of my life. I say sometimes because I have much to be thankful for. But some days I look at what others my age have accomplished and feel I could have…
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EducationReal Talk: Church, Home, and School
This episode can also be found on your favorite podcast platform: Spotify, Apple, Podbean, Amazon Music or on our website. Be sure to subscribe to our…
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EducationLife skills every high school graduate needs to know
What skills should every child learn? Schools have traditionally focused on the 3 R’s of education: reading, ‘riting, and ‘rithmatic. (All right, whoever came up…
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EducationIf grades are dropping, should we drop grades?
Imagine a student who has struggled academically for several years. In the past, their grades would have alerted teachers and parents that intervention was needed….
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EducationA load of lumber is a wonderful thing
Back in 2007 Ebenezer Canadian Reformed School here in Smithers decided to supply the students with an “imaginative play kit.” What was it? A pile…
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EducationHigher Ed advice: 34 women, 6 principles
After connecting with at least thirty-four women about their experiences considering higher education, I discovered several key themes running through their responses. Read their advice…
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EducationRP’s guide to “adulting” – our top articles to help you gain the skills to feel grown up
Young people nowadays feel more anxious and overwhelmed about the future than ever. There are several reasons for this– a relentless onslaught of bad news…
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Education10 lessons learned at 8 post-secondary institutions
Like most high school students, I didn’t really know how to answer the “what are you going to do after school?” question. The world was…
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EducationAdvice from grads
• Don’t be shy about sharing where you went to high school or that you go to church on Sunday (you never know what good…
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EducationThriving at a non-Christian university?
When Gillian, a 21-year-old from Langley, BC, talks about her love for art, her face lights up. Throughout high school she saw art as a…
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EducationI’m graduating – now what?
You’re a high school senior; you’ve worked hard from kindergarten through 12th grade, and now you’re almost ready to graduate. You’re a little tired of…
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EducationPodcasts to get you educated, not schooled
About forty years ago, when I was taking my Bachelor of Education degree at the University of Alberta, I got schooled, but not all that…
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EducationHome education – a way of life
“I get to help bake bread!” “Jason, can I read to you while you paint?” “Let’s invite somebody over today. We can make cream puffs.”…