Human Ecology
Please review each article prior to use: grade-level applicability and curricular alignment might not be obvious from the headline alone.
Spending on private health-care aides skyrockets
4 minute read Preview Monday, May. 27, 2024Cellphones have messages about learning
4 minute read Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024Distractions. I recall, decades ago, two high school lads riveted by the random outcomes of a surreptitious, they thought, game of cards, rather than attuned to my teaching of the Canada Food Guide. Message received — think about how I teach the Canada Food Guide.
Classrooms don’t have to be smartphone-free zones, tech-fluent educators tell province
5 minute read Preview Friday, Feb. 9, 202436 jours en mer : récit des naufragés qui ont survécu aux hallucinations, à la soif et au désespoir
24 minute read Preview Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025Low-cost Temu goes head-to-head with Amazon
6 minute read Preview Saturday, Sep. 20, 2025As elites arrive in Davos, conspiracy theories thrive online
6 minute read Preview Saturday, Sep. 20, 2025Pandemic isolation impacted our relationship with food, self-image
4 minute read Preview Monday, Aug. 23, 2021Little things in life can take on big meaning
4 minute read Monday, Aug. 9, 2021Every once in a while, I have to try extra hard to look for the good things around me, especially lately.
I remind myself to poke my head outside of my echo chamber, and remember that even though the world seems to be on fire (literally and figuratively) there is still goodness and my soul needs to be nourished by it.
Sometimes, the brightest spot on my day is a jackpot — something like going on a vacation or finding a $5 bill in my pocket.
It’s the days that I easily make a connection with someone or have so much fun doing something that I forget about all the chaos around me.