Life exists after teen motherhood: StatsCan 

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There's a movement online to "say no to plastic bags" today.

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=27342965864

http://bettercarnation.blogspot.com/2008/04/say-no-to-plastic-bags-on-1-may.html

I think it's a great idea to raise awareness.  Yes, remembering reusable bags is sometimes inconvenient.  I admit I had to get several plastic bags yesterday ( Read more... )

 The state of the world makes me angry this morning
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Fantastic story.  Get out your tissues:

http://news.aol.com/story/_a/pastors-challenge-shocks-congregation/20071220192509990001?ncid=NWS00010000000001

Travel warning for the Christmas Season in Ontario!

I just wanted to give you a warning that if you are planning on visiting Ontario, and are heading up toward the Toronto area on the 401 highway this week.

The Ontario Provincial Police are cracking down on speeders.

For the first offence they are giving two tickets to the Toronto Maple Leafs ( Read more... )

Here's my new answer for question 1.  I chose to talk about my high school co-op experience since a) it's relevant, and b) it makes my reference person a logical choice.

As an OAC co-op student, I had the invaluable chance to work directly with a high school music teacher.  Not only did I get to observe her teaching firsthand, but I also had the ( Read more... )

Question 2:

What do you believe are the five most important attributes of an effective teacher? Explain how experiences in your life demonstrate your strengths (or your potential) in EACH of these attributes. (600 words) - (Note: Although there are many attributes that successful teachers possess, you are being asked to focus on the 5 that you ( Read more... )

I've started reworking my answer.  Not being able to come up with a way to amend the former answer, I will just take bits and pieces from it to answer the next question.  This is only a rough draft, but feedback and suggestions are appreciated:

When my children were young, I had to teach them how to brush their teeth.  Following advice from the ( Read more... )

Thank you to those of you who offered feedback on my answer.  As much as it is discouraging to read all the criticism, I did ask for it, and it's better to hear it now than to have them reject my application because they feel/think the same way.

My problem now is that I have no idea what to talk about.  I really can't think of any decent concrete ( Read more... )