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Back to School 2020: What Can We Do?
Am I the only one experiencing a distorted sense of time these past few months? Some weeks feel...
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Learn to Code with a Code Rocket [VIDEO]
Reading, writing and arithmetic. Oh, and history and geography and physics. And music and...
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Cats and Dogs at Science World Is “Paw-some”
Learning is fundamental, and it’s even better when you can tap into something that really...
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When Did Choosing a Kindergarten Become So Hard?
Is it just me or are kids’ lives today way more complicated than when we were young? Between...
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Why a Parent Participation Preschool Is Worth It
A parent participation preschool (PPP), sometimes called a parent involved preschool (PIP),...
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In Defense of the Public Library
There was a recent article published in Forbes where contributor Panos Mourdoukoutas asserted...
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Why I Love Math AND Language
It may or may not surprise you to learn that I generally did very well in math throughout school....
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Sunday Snippet: Peter Harnetty (UBC Professor Emeritus)
Most students now, just the same as half a century ago, have a practical object in view: to get an...
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Sunday Snippet: Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887-1920)
I have no University education but I have undergone the ordinary school course. After leaving...
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The One Time I Got Visibly Upset Over a School Report Card
See that cute kid reading the outlandishly enormous book? That was me, I think in grade 4. For the...
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Sunday Snippet: Dr. Santa J. Ono
Although universities such as UBC have become among the largest employers in the nation with...
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Vlog #24: Vancouver Science Social, Volume 2
Science isn’t just for scientists; it’s for everyone. And there just might be a heck...
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Hi, I'm Michael. By day, I'm a writer and editor. By night, I'm still a writer and editor. I'm also an engaged work-at-home dad, a voracious foodie, an avid traveler, and a thinker who thinks he might be thinking too much. Beyond the Rhetoric is a reflection of my eclectic life, fueled by caffeine and Wi-Fi.
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