So excited to have a guest writing the blog today. May you be inspired by this story. Glenda Healy is an occasional teacher and writer who counts impromptu singing with her two teenage daughters as one of life’s best joys. She lives in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. You can follow Glenda on Twitter. Sitting at my dining room table […]
Thank you. Merci. Gracias. Dankeschön.
In whatever language, expressing our thanks is but one of many polite-isms we hopefully use with great frequency. There is a difference between the heartfelt, look you in the eye kind of thank you and the one the teacher does their best to extrapolate from their student. And isn’t it a great feeling when you hear your kiddie, […]
“A” as red, “B” as orange, and “C” as…
… yellow. This is how people with synesthesia see these letters. A recent Globe and Mail article by Wency Leung describes how about 5% of the population has this genetic condition. People with synesthesia (synesthetes) see sounds and experience colour when reading printed letters and numbers. Some people hear colors, feel sounds and taste shapes. A page […]