Aug. 25, 2012 - 11 pm Campfire
Coming to the end of a very,
very nice summer. Brenda and Elinor in tents. Olivia in Chippewa with U
of T former roommate - partying. Ian - home - alone.
What is great
about this moment? Life. My beloved Brenda and I are aghast at the
prospect of sending our 3 beautiful children off into another school
year - let alone life! Elinor - 12 - doesn't even want to "think" about
grade 8. Ian doesn't want to be finished high school so quickly. And
Olivia is about to become a student of bass-playing! (Mohawk year 1, or
maybe year 2 if she's given some credit for her U of T work).
Brenda
sets off for the first time into a year of teaching ONE THING:
kindergarten at J.H. Ballard. Both of us have a battle to join - with
our fellow teachers, this week, in a Queen's Park "Rally4Education."
Contract strips, trampled laws, ignored rights. No need! We'll get
through this - together! Our Education Centre in Hamilton being torn
down as we march on Queen's Park for our rights!??
