Tag Archives: education
HISTORY SHARE: SCHOOL TRADITIONS
https://www.insider.com/back-to-school-traditions-around-the-world-2018-8 https://www.sweetescape.com/en/blog/ideas/first-day-of-school-traditions-around-the-globe And if your country doesn’t have any particular traditions, try this site: https://www.goodto.com/family/first-day-of-school-traditions-287700
TRIVIA TRAIL: START OF SCHOOL YEAR
Question: Why do most schools in the northern hemisphere start their school year in September, instead of January? Answer: It was all to do with child labour. Before school was compulsory, farm kids had to help out on the family holdings, and schools worked around the harvest so that parents wouldn’t be deprived of the […]
HISTORY SHARE: GRADUATION CEREMONIES
’Tis Graduation Month! https://www.homeschooldiploma.com/seven-graduation-traditions.html
HISTORIC RECOGNITION: ORANGE SHIRT DAY
In honour and recognition of Canada’s newest statutory holiday. An historic move in itself. https://www.orangeshirtday.org/
BLOG ANNIVERSARY: BLOG RE-CAP FOR 2020
Re-post, updated for the benefit of any new to the blog I began on September 18th, 2013, the 89th birthday of my Aunt Hilda, who sadly passed away on March 7th, 2019 at the age of 95. She was the last of our maternal older generation, which means my brother, cousins, and myself have inherited […]
HISTORY SHARE: HOMEWORK
Ah, that loathsome old school staple – homework. Not exactly a favourite with kids. Or parents who have to help with it. But despite crusades against it, it’s still around. https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/HISTORY-OF-HOMEWORK-3053660.php https://tinyurl.com/y4ert5pw
HISTORY SHARE: COLONIAL CAREERS
With school back in session in some places and soon to be back in others, it’s time for older teens to be thinking about their future careers. Which are sure to be quite a bit different from these ones. https://tinyurl.com/yznbgqem
HISTORY SHARE: RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS
I spent my childhood living back and forth between England (Berkshire / Oxfordshire) and Canada (Ontario / British Columbia). In Ontario, my parents sometimes took two First Nation children at a local residential school on outings and special occasions like Christmas, since they were not always allowed to go home. They were sisters, Rebina, aged […]
HISTORY SHARE: SCHOOLS DURING THE 1918 PANDEMIC
Since schools in many countries have either already re-opened, or are about to do so, here are some interesting sites to visit. If your kids are among those starting/returning to school (presumably with stringent restrictions and precautions in place), please take care. For those whose kids aren’t going back just yet, I will go on […]
Time Travelling With Kids 