New Opportunities for Innovative Student Engagement
For me, Caillou was one of my favourite TV shows growing up. I would watch Caillou every day at my babysitter’s house when I was in kindergarten. I would finish school at noon because I had morning classes, and I would spend 30 minutes of my day willfully with this bald-headed ball of sunshine. Mom always tells me that I Continue reading The Mast from My Past: Me and Caillou
Are we friends or are we not? You told me once but I forgot So tell me now and tell me true So I can say I am here for you Of all the friends I have ever met You’re the one I won’t forget
Hey, what’s goin’ on? Everyone calls me Dope. I been playin’ ball since I was, like, 2. While ppl like you were learning how to ride bikes, I was workin’ on my handle. Moms made me play at the community centre. She sed I was breakin’ all her CDs and all that. Ooo yea, I grew up in the ‘hood. Continue reading In and Out
I’ve been wondering about this for the longest time: What is happiness? It’s never a constant thing – in fact, different eras have had different ideas as to what makes their inhabitants happy. For us now, it’s wealth, and the accumulation of material possessions. In this day and age, we often are implicitly told if you’re not rich and don’t Continue reading The Concept of Happiness
“What lies in our power to do, lies in our power not to do.” -Aristotle. If you live by this, you will always be in control of your own actions. Everybody’s life has its ups and downs, and most people rely on God to guide them. For those that do, today I went to the tattoo shop to get a Continue reading Serenity Prayer – with a twist
What does a city gain from labelling an inner area as a priority? The word ‘priority’ in this case implies that the subjects of discussion are burdens on the city and the country itself. Interestingly enough, the youth that reside in these areas typically do not wish to be defined as priority citizens of the city. Many youth in fact Continue reading Finding A Refuge In Priority Neighbourhoods