This quick post is an amalgamation of the different conversations I’ve been engaged with over the last few days, linking … More
Author: _dbautista
Community Field Experience Post 3
Post dated from May 10! This particular reflection comes after 2 weeks of participating at my CFE at LFA. … More
Community Field Experience Week 2
Week 2: May 2- 6, 2016 This past week at LFA I was grateful to participate on the Holocaust … More
Community Field Experience Week 1
Week 1: April 25- 29, 2016 For my CFE placement, I will be spending the next couple weeks at my … More
conversations about intersecting and other-ed histories: Cedar & Bamboo
I’ve been meaning to write about this particular lesson I had with my Socials 10 class, and attending Chinese Canadian Historical … More
a visit to Chinatown, Strathcona, Hogan’s Alley, and Gastown with Socials 10
**NB: A long post, because while I can say a lot, these students’ insights are much better! Last Friday, April … More
conversations on gaps in historical significance
Why do we study the things that we study? So many years spent griping about content in our textbooks/ curriculum … More
conversations about where we’re from
“Ms Bautista, where are you from?” Not a surprising question to get from students. (I forget how candid kids can be … More
conversations about gender equality and change
Last week, my SS 9 class began learning about the Philosophes from the French Revolution (Montague, Rousseau, Voltaire, de Gouges, … More
pondering empathy
Empathy. What is it? How is it expressed? How much is too much? These are all questions that I’ve always … More