The Grumpy Giraffe

Critiques on social and education issues

Augmented Reality: Replacing future field trips?

There is one aspect in school that can incite polar-opposite reactions from teachers and students: field trips. For students, field trips are probably the best part of their school year: … Continue reading

May 23, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Warren Buffett: Young women should get mentors

Hello! I apologize for my month’s absence: I had been student-teaching for my final block of 20 days to a Grade 8 class. Rotary schedules are harder to manage than … Continue reading

May 16, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Don’t push the big red button: vagina and sex ed

[WARNING: profane language, for the use of illustrating an argument] Idaho teacher Tim McDaniel has been under scrutiny from the authorities for not only saying “vagina” in his Grade 10 … Continue reading

April 4, 2013 · 7 Comments

School shouldn’t be about equality

The public, like many politicians, tends to assume that they are experts in the field of education solely because they have been experiencing the effects of schooling for 13 years. It’s understandable, … Continue reading

March 28, 2013 · 20 Comments

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