I was very disappointed to find that after many weeks and hundreds of emails I can’t seem to get anybody to respond. Sadly I have had to do the alternative assignment.
I choose to listen to the podcast with TJ Skalski she is the Principal of the Mother Earth Charter School, in Alberta, Canada.
http://ccie-media.s3.amazonaws.com/podcasts/WFR_07_TJSkalski.mp3 It is the only school that has an indigenous focus. She is a proud first nation woman. She had a calling to come to this school. It was a very thoughtful decision to take this position. There was a lot of chaos at this job, there is a lot of turnover in her district. The vision at this school is reinvesting in the kids. The culture and language are on the forefront of this school. She believes these are a must in order for us to help our students to be successful. What is stopping these students from being successful? They are missing many of the foundational needs to help them become inspired. This school is about empowering and encouraging students to make the right choices.
I thought this was very interesting because she helped us to explore differences between Canada and the US. It seemed that they have a much deeper respect for each other as people and for making things work.
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