As I try to enjoy the last few weeks of this very strange summer, I want to share a few good things that I've done in my personal and professional life this season. Anti-Racism Work I learned , reflected, and started healing through the work of three authors in particular who address racism and doing …
June 20 2020
When I write a blog post, I always click "Preview" before I click "Publish". This takes me to my blog's main page where I placed the quotation from Sheila Watt-Cloutier's book "The Right to Be Cold". "Leadership means never losing sight of the fact that the issues at hand are so much bigger than you. …
May 16 2020
Another month gone by... I feel much better now than I did in April. This month was about intentionally filling my social media feed with the generous guidance and support of anti-racist educators. Here are some communities I participate in and learn from: #miseducAsian Twitter chat (justice-oriented Asian, Pacific Islander, Desi American (APIDA) educators) #TheSkinWereInVoicEd …
April 12 2020
I said I would write every month. So here I am. Again, I feel I am trying to find my feet, find my place... Wondering how to be responsive to my students' thoughts about racism, discrimination, prejudice... while navigating All. Of. That. for myself too. Wanting so badly to believe that we will be …
Same-stage peers
I talk a lot about my mentors and my gratitude for their generosity, empathy, and humility. My mentors are people who have been teaching for 10, 20, 25 years* -- they have the experience to support their decisions and they have confidence that they have seen similar problems and will be able to handle this …
Before March Break
I shared the following story in several individual messages to teacher friends, but if you read my blog, you might want to hear it too. Perhaps a ray of sunshine as the world is changing around us from COVID-19. For my March Break, I was packed and ready to go on an international trip -- …
The magic words: “I see you.”
I want to write here once a month. That's about as much as I can manage, and it gives me time for things to evolve in my practice. In this month, a full month with the 23 students I began with, going through major Impostor Syndrome as a new teacher (I was so self-assured in …
New Semester, New Me
UPDATE: as of today (Feb 14), I have accepted to stay teaching Grade 10 Civics and Careers until the end of the school year! So happy and grateful for this opportunity! Last week marked the beginning of a new term for Ontario semestered high schools. New courses for students, some staff changes, a "fresh start". …
30 Days of “3 Good Things”
On November 30th, 2019, I began sharing on social media 3 good things about my day. I first heard of the practice from Sam Laura Brown, an Australian mindset coach. She shares that she has practiced this for years with her partner, even on days when someone dies, they say 3 good things at the …
Advantages and Advantages — OT vs. LTO
Wow, wow, wow, we're here. Winter Break 2019. We made it!!! I wish every education worker a restful and peaceful break. (I, personally, have never been more ready.) As a reflection before the rush of the holidays and end-of-term in January (for Ontario secondary schools anyway), I'd like to share a list of the advantages …
Ms. Emily Wong 