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Ottawa’s Most Wanted: Intervention Squads!!!

By Lyne Des Roberts | Published: August 16, 2009

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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A Reality Check!…

By Lyne Des Roberts | Published: August 10, 2009

I am always amazed by true believers… people who, even after having experienced first hand a system that does not work, still believe in miracles. My question is: why do they stick around instead of moving on?… why do they not try and explore other avenues?… I admit it is beyond my understanding… I have [...]

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Where is the Logic?…

By Lyne Des Roberts | Published: August 4, 2009

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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