Lifelong learning, one reflection at a time.
You might wonder if these two words, network and community, are not synonyms. People, together, the way they are supposed to be. Am I right? I am reading Dumbing Us Down by John Taylor Gatto (buy it), and Gatto is getting under my skin. At a scant 120 pages, some of which are postscripts, you […]
Written by Leslie Farooq
Once upon a time, Cheryl Bissonette (RLC’s Assistant Head of School) had a vision for what she called an end-of-semester ‘personalized week.’ Her exact words may very well have been: “What if we set up exam week so that students have a mix of required items, such as presentations and exams, and options such as […]
Written by Leslie Farooq
I love taking photos. As a teen I longed for my own camera, yet I had no money. I have none of my own photos from my time in high school. Once in university I bought a small point-and-shoot film camera. I would develop a roll of 24 photos to maybe get two or three […]
Written by Leslie Farooq
It’s been a while since I last posted, and that is because there has been a lot going on! Schools get so busy in the final two weeks before the winter holidays, don’t they? If you haven’t yet done so, please do some square breathing: breathe in deeply for a two count, hold it for […]
Written by Leslie Farooq
I have had some fun this week using an Apple program called Preview. Aptly named, this is the program that runs if you double click on a file to look at it. There is a little blue pen tip icon under the file title that is available with most file types. When you hover over […]
Written by Leslie Farooq
I am leading a photography club during the winter trimester at Rosseau Lake College. The premise is simple: I issue a challenge each week and each student attempts to meet the challenge, either during one of our times together or at some other moment during the week. It’s pretty loose, and the point is to […]
Written by Leslie Farooq
Rosseau Lake College recently hosted Senior School Alumni Mentor Day during which Grade 11 and 12 students had the opportunity to work on their Discovery Days project pitches with the guidance and support of alumni, board, and community members. I supervised afternoon sessions during which I had the pleasure of meeting Kim Aitken, founder of Aitken […]
Written by Leslie Farooq
After cross country practice I returned home to the place we often still call “Eric’s House” and parked myself on the discombobulated sectional. As I sat in my favourite spot looking out the window over the back deck I noticed something spectacular. The cloud cover had broken over the setting sun and the forest behind […]
Written by Leslie Farooq
This weekend I finally had a chance to catch up on my non-essential, non-imminent or occurring emails, including all the emails relating to being new to Cohort 21. I clicked on the “set password” link only to learn that it had expired. No big deal, I was able to quickly reset it and get onto […]
Written by Leslie Farooq