" Like Mariska I have been following this conversation for a while now.
"Many of the people opposed to the regulation are not principals, trustee or superintendents."
And who might these people be? Young teachers who care about…"
Two moderators in T-Bay!
That's the sleeping giant in the background, if you look past the cannon. :-)
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Comment by Jacqui Strachan on November 20, 2012 at 11:34am -
Sheila and I hanging out in beautiful Thunder Bay last week. So great to connect F2F!
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