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Aspergers and accurate words
School! It can be a testing place at the best of times! For people who need to use ‘precise’ and ‘accurate’ words to describe things as those of us with Aspergers do, it can be baffling. After all,...
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Aspergers and writing – holding on to that thought!
Different people are affected by Asperger Syndrome differently, and to varying degrees – it is more of a ‘continuum’ than an ‘on/off switch’. I am by no means an expert – but I have some experience in...
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Aspergers and ‘painting music’
Over the last few decades, there have been very big changes in classroom attitudes – at least, in this part of the world. Many teachers are of the opinion that academic rigour stifles self-expression,...
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State is Mother, State is Father…
My dog loves the sofa. He also loves blankets. He absolutely relishes sleeping on the sofa – and this is one dog that has elevated ‘sleeping’ into an art form. Really – I have known many dogs, and...
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McGuinty’s ‘all-day schooling’ harms low-income women
This rant is a follow up to my State is Mother, State is Father… and Why young kids should not be ‘institutionalized’. Why the rant? The Premier of Ontario, Dalton McGuinty, had – on the advice of an...
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Meep! MEEP!
One of the most embarrassing episodes in the history of the USA are the ‘Salem Witch Trials‘. The very home of one of the people executed for practicing ‘witchcraft’ , Rebecca Nurse, has been turned...
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Aspeis need to know what their assignment actually is
Lately, I have neglected posting on the topic of Aspergers. Still, judging by the relative traffic among my posts, there is a need for more information there: both Aspies and educators are still...
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Do Science, Tanzania
So much in our world is messed up, it sometimes leaves us feeling powerless to do something about it. Well, don’t give up! A singlr person CAN make a difference! Which is why I’d like to tell you about...
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‘Red Cabbage Does Science’– an update on ‘Do Science, Tanzania’
Science is fun. Scientific method disciplines the mind – and lets people achieve. All kinds of ‘achieve’! Which is a good thing. In February, I blogged about a fund-raiser for ‘Do Science, Tanzania’:...
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That whole ‘State Education’ thing…perhaps we should re-think this!
When teachers are disciplined – perhaps fired – for teaching students that they have rights and freedoms under the Constitution…. It’s time to re-think this badly run experiment in State...
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