Popular Post Pears Posted April 23, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 23, 2020 Andrew Cuomo is quickly becoming a favourite of mine 1 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DonLever Posted April 23, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 23, 2020 1 hour ago, NewbieCanuckFan said: Jeebus....hope the best for his mother-in-law. Guy has ALOT of **** put on his shoulders to handle & he's being handling it great so far. Despite some early missteps, Doug Ford has done a good job regarding the COVID-19 crisis, unlike the doofus down south. 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darius Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 14 minutes ago, Pears said: Andrew Cuomo is quickly becoming a favourite of mine Agree! Wish the Democrats had him as their primary candidate. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 Curious to know what some of the conservative members here think about Derek Sloan's criticism of Teresa Tam.....specifically his rhetorical question, "Does she work for Canada or China?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawns Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Me_ said: Our entire school system needs reinvention. No reason for kids to fall behind. No reason to send them to a location. Ever seen a kid on an iPad? They’ll teach you stuff you never thought possible. Perhaps it’s time to teach parents. Reinvention. We need to think this through. And also, Saskatchewan’s plan to reopen: Province Announces are-Open Saskatchewan Plan We, literally, have a system used all around the world and are considered one of top school systems in the world. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawns Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Jimmy McGill said: got it through the grapevine this morning that BC post-secondary will be going online for at least the fall term. The trade schools are really hooped, they're trying to figure out how to survive through next year. The Okanagan college course I teach has moved online permanently 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Me_ Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 (edited) 8 minutes ago, stawns said: The Okanagan college course I teach has moved online permanently My entire last term of University was online courses. Loved them. What’s so good is it’s so adaptable. When someone wants to learn a language or an instrument, there is a good argument for online self teaching. I can see a very bright future for online teaching/ learning. As for taking care of kids, well, there are millions of unemployed people. I could see instead of a whole class of students whom parents work but are too young to take care of themselves; local “nannies” whose job IS to take on students as well as keep the kid until mom and pop come come. By local I mean next door, next block, somewhere very close to each kid’s home. That is immensely safer than to throw a thousand kids locked up in central air. That world may be over for quite some time... Edited April 23, 2020 by Me_ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 2 minutes ago, Me_ said: My entire last term of University was online courses. Loved them. What’s so good is it’s so adaptable. When someone wants to learn a language or an instrument, there is a good argument for online self teaching. I can see a very bright future for online teaching/ learning. It's certainly never too late, but I can honestly say that I'm a bit jealous that nothing like that was available 40 years ago when I came out of high school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Me_ Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 1 minute ago, RUPERTKBD said: It's certainly never too late, but I can honestly say that I'm a bit jealous that nothing like that was available 40 years ago when I came out of high school. Never too late. Ever. It is perhaps the perfect time to do so in fact. For what is life if we don’t make the choice our heart demands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawns Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 6 minutes ago, Me_ said: My entire last term of University was online courses. Loved them. What’s so good is it’s so adaptable. When someone wants to learn a language or an instrument, there is a good argument for online self teaching. I can see a very bright future for online teaching/ learning. As for taking care of kids, well, there are millions of unemployed people. I could see instead of a whole class of students whom parents work but are too young to take care of themselves; local “nannies” whose job IS to take on students as well as keep the kid until mom and pop come come. By local I mean next door, next block, somewhere very close to each kid’s home. That is immensely safer than to throw a thousand kids locked up in central air. That world may be over for quite some time... Well schools aren't daycares, were educators. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 Just now, Me_ said: Never too late. Ever. It is perhaps the perfect time to do so in fact. For what is life if we don’t make the choice our heart demands. Never too late to learn things, for sure. I'm talking more about something that would have had a career effect. For instance, I went back to school 10 years ago and took the Electrical Foundations course. Problem was, if I wanted to become Red Seal certified, I had to find a sponsor. Who wants a 50 year old apprentice? Nobody. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewbieCanuckFan Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Me_ said: Never too late. Ever. It is perhaps the perfect time to do so in fact. For what is life if we don’t make the choice our heart demands. I was in Las Vegas during the time the Canucks played the Black Hawks in 2010 NHL playoffs. I went with my heart & lost a chunk of money betting on the Canucks. Edited April 23, 2020 by NewbieCanuckFan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 Well.......now the real tragedy has struck..... the Calgary Stampede has been cancelled: https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/calgary-stampede-cancelled-in-2020-due-to-covid-19/ar-BB136v3b?li=AAggFp5 To help soften the blow, TSN2 will be showing repeats of Calf Roping and Chuckwagon Racing from previous years. And for those missing their yearly allotment of rodeo clowns, CBC will be airing reruns of Jason Kenney and Andrew Scheer campaign speeches.... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-DLC- Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 New cases: 29 Total: 1,824 VCH. 755 FH 760 Island. 111 Int 156 North. 42 LTC new outbreaks: 1 (Hawthorne - Interior .. 1 case). 2 new acute care Ridge Meadows Hospital & Lions Gate Hospital. 347 cases in ltc/assisted living - 217 residents & 130 staff 10 ltc outbreaks "over/no new cases" Mission. 78 positive inmates/staff total Poultry farm: 29 now (1 new) Another community outbreak: Superior Poultry Plant, Coquitlam (2 positive cases) - ongoing investigation New Deaths - 4 deaths - 1 FH; 3 VCH. / total 94 now Recovered 1,092 Hospitalized. 103 ICU 44 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Me_ Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 1 minute ago, stawns said: Well schools aren't daycares, were educators. Yes. Certainly there would be online teaching, online “zoom” classes and courses, one on one teaching from home, from “local child caretaker and/or certified educator” and so on. At a certain age, they’re on their own anyways with technology, doing their homework and studies. A full rethinking of schooling methods that may be a bit more customized to the student than a blanket one-size fits all education derived from the Industrial Age blueprint may reveal an even grander power of the human mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 Saskatchewan plans to "Re-open" on May 4th. (Star Wars day seems appropriate) https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/politics/saskatchewan-to-start-reopening-from-the-coronavirus-pandemic-on-may-4/ar-BB1369MC?li=AAggNb9 Those living outside the borders of Sask will notice absolutely zero difference..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AV's Coin Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 Island cases going up now to 111. Right after Long weekend. Coincidence? .... maybe May long weekend we should shut ferries down to non-essential travel. I know Easter long weekend travel via ferries was very low despite news reports and social media saying otherwise. 15,000 people only which I think was 90% of normal but still those all cant be essential trips. Geographically we have an opportunity to shut Covid down on the island and start reopening the economy. One of the steps would be shutting down the ferries to all but essential services. Even if it is just an experiment it would be worth trying. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishopshodan Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 2 minutes ago, AV's Coin said: May long weekend we should shut ferries down to non-essential travel. I know Easter long weekend travel via ferries was very low despite news reports and social media saying otherwise. 15,000 people only which I think was 90% of normal but still those all cant be essential trips. I heard that too. But man the Island highway was busy . I think each sailing was full but there wasn't as many sailing? Bikers out in big groups, people travelling up and down the rock that weekend a lot from what I saw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris12345 Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 32 minutes ago, stawns said: Well schools aren't daycares, were educators. Hopefully not grammer. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawns Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 24 minutes ago, Me_ said: Yes. Certainly there would be online teaching, online “zoom” classes and courses, one on one teaching from home, from “local child caretaker and/or certified educator” and so on. At a certain age, they’re on their own anyways with technology, doing their homework and studies. A full rethinking of schooling methods that may be a bit more customized to the student than a blanket one-size fits all education derived from the Industrial Age blueprint may reveal an even grander power of the human mind. I work with them all day, every day. You are greatly over estimating 95% of the school aged population. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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