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Being Told the Truth Hurts!

My job is sometimes tough!… Especially when my trainees go through a roller coaster of emotions… When I manage to comfort a couple, it is the others’ turn… For instance, Krystal is going through a highly positive period… she now realizes how much progress she made and, of course, she feels empowered: if she keeps [...]

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Ottawa’s Most Wanted: Intervention Squads!!!

This past week has been a roller coaster of emotions… when my students go through emotional distress or frustration, it reflects on me and I kind of feel the same… only because I do care about them and what they are going through… Actually, Krystal was the most relaxed one… not that she stopped caring [...]

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Where is the Logic?…

I rarely work on preparing my trainees for their reading comprehension tests… First I have to admit that I am not very good at picking the correct answers!… Although I am a Francophone, I barely understand the messages conveyed in those 65 texts… Why? Because of the government writing style that is more confusing than [...]

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