Looking at family histories It’s a source of pride to me that I can bake a batch of ginger molasses cookies, put them all in the oven, and have the mess cleaned up in about an hour. This recipe, clipped from The Globe and Mail years ago, makes the best cookies. They are always moist and perfectly spiced and they bake […]
Why we need to know a little about a lot “I fear we are witnessing the ‘death of expertise’,” writes Tom Nichols in a 2014 article. “A Google-fueled, Wikipedia-based, blog-sodden collapse of any division between professionals and laymen, students and teachers, knowers and wonderers—in other words, between those of any achievement in an area and those with none
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The importance of reflection during winter break
Netflix, sleeping in… and contemplation? Read More »
Fending off isolation over the winter break
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Allowing yourself to survive reading week
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Pushing past pleasantries and showing up authentically
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