Madison Massey

We discussed at the beginning of the semester, common sense and the ideas behind it, we also discussed what common-sense means to future educators. For this blog post, we were required to focus on common sense with the question of what it means to be a “good” student. I have been in school for many…

Topic: Reconciliation and the Curriculum We’ve discussed throughout my educational journey a lot about Reconciliation and how we as human beings can help repair our relationships with Indigenous cultures and the environment we call “home” or “land.” Now, it is time to start discussing Reconciliation within the curriculum and how we as future educators may…

Personally, I think I’ve experienced the Tyler rationale within my own schooling when we use to do the RAD test, which was a standardized test every student had to do twice in each grade all the way until grade eight. We had to do it once at the beginning of the year to see what…

After reading the article from Kumashiro called The Problem of Common Sense, I felt the knowledge I had previously had on “common sense” was given from a different perspective which was nice to see and read. From what I read, I felt Kumashiro described common sense as different practices and approaches that are done every…

For my aesthetic representation, I decided to create a collage of pictures that I thought best represented the history of residential schools within Canada. I added two orange hands to represent coming together and fixing the broken relationships with our Indigenous people. I chose the color orange because of the annual orange shirt day that…

#1 Teachers, Knowledge, Building Relationships: Invitation and Hospitality Throughout being in school, my teachers always managed to build inviting and hospitable environments within every classroom whether that be them awarding the students on their good behavior, giving certain discussions that allow us to become closer with one another, or even just mixing up groups to…

Here are a few fun facts about myself, so you can get to know me a little bit better! I am a super-organized person, I will tidy up everything around me no matter where I am! I love driving around and listening to music, it is one of my favorite things to do when I…

In my opinion, being a professional is someone who has full respect for their profession and someone who honours the commitment they have made to their profession. What I mean by that is to follow and respect the rules and guidelines, always. The STF document states, “To act at all times in a way that…

I went to Archbishop M.C. O’Neill Catholic High School and graduated in June 2020. Throughout my four years at O’Neill, I gained so many friendships and made so many memories that I will cherish forever. Many of my teachers had a major impact on my life as well and without them I wouldn’t have succeeded…

I went to Ruth Pawson Elementary School from kindergarten all the way up until grade eight. Throughout the nine years of being at Ruth Pawson I made a lot of friendships with fellow students and teachers. I also was apart of many teams in elementary school such as volleyball, basketball, battle of the books, safety…