Astrid Kendrick, EdD
@kendrickastrid.bsky.social
Assistant professor, mamma, wife, Canadian. Researcher of educator wellbeing and lover of dogs and walking. Currently reading The Crisis of Connection and Living Nonviolent Communication. https://heartcareeducators.ca/
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BTS TRIVIA: The suit I’m wearing I bought in 2004. I waited in line to pay for it behind Tom Patterson (the man who started @stratfest.bsky.social )
January 24, 2026 at 2:50 AM
BTS TRIVIA: The suit I’m wearing I bought in 2004. I waited in line to pay for it behind Tom Patterson (the man who started @stratfest.bsky.social )
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In an era of great power rivalry, Canada is choosing to be principled and pragmatic. To name reality, to act together, and to build what we claim to believe in.
January 20, 2026 at 7:43 PM
In an era of great power rivalry, Canada is choosing to be principled and pragmatic. To name reality, to act together, and to build what we claim to believe in.
Watching figure skating is so stressful.
January 10, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Watching figure skating is so stressful.
Check out this new blog post from fourth-year student Muskaan about finding joy at university.
https://heartcareeducators.ca/2026/01/09/finding-joy-in-university-life/
https://heartcareeducators.ca/2026/01/09/finding-joy-in-university-life/
January 9, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Check out this new blog post from fourth-year student Muskaan about finding joy at university.
https://heartcareeducators.ca/2026/01/09/finding-joy-in-university-life/
https://heartcareeducators.ca/2026/01/09/finding-joy-in-university-life/
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Nominate a teacher champion for the PHE Canada Awards and Recognition Program today. Nominations close this Thursday, January 8!
phecanada.ca/community/aw...
phecanada.ca/community/aw...
January 5, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Nominate a teacher champion for the PHE Canada Awards and Recognition Program today. Nominations close this Thursday, January 8!
phecanada.ca/community/aw...
phecanada.ca/community/aw...
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I heard what everyone has been clamoring for is 6,000 words on what a simple question about the 1990s comedy My Cousin Vinny can teach us about the capabilities and surprising weaknesses of current LLMs. Well, I hate to disappoint people, so I went and wrote it. open.substack.com/pub/mikecaul...
What a simple question about My Cousin Vinny taught me about LLMs
If you want to see an LLM really malfunction, ask it to reconstruct a story from pieces. Also: Should this be a benchmark?
open.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 1:48 AM
I heard what everyone has been clamoring for is 6,000 words on what a simple question about the 1990s comedy My Cousin Vinny can teach us about the capabilities and surprising weaknesses of current LLMs. Well, I hate to disappoint people, so I went and wrote it. open.substack.com/pub/mikecaul...
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The Week Between Christmas and New Years
December 26, 2025 at 5:50 PM
The Week Between Christmas and New Years
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No, your brain doesn’t suddenly ‘fully develop’ at 25. Here’s what the neuroscience actually shows
No, your brain doesn’t suddenly ‘fully develop’ at 25. Here’s what the neuroscience actually shows
The claim that the brain, and particularly the frontal lobe, finishes developing at 25 is far less solid than social media would have you believe.
theconversation.com
December 23, 2025 at 1:44 PM
No, your brain doesn’t suddenly ‘fully develop’ at 25. Here’s what the neuroscience actually shows
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**Solstice**
10:03am ET — Dec 21, 2025
On this day, Earth's North Pole tips away from the Sun, while the South Pole tips towards it, bringing the first day of Winter to the Northern Hemisphere with increasing daylight, and the first day of Summer to the Southern Hemisphere with decreasing daylight
10:03am ET — Dec 21, 2025
On this day, Earth's North Pole tips away from the Sun, while the South Pole tips towards it, bringing the first day of Winter to the Northern Hemisphere with increasing daylight, and the first day of Summer to the Southern Hemisphere with decreasing daylight
December 21, 2025 at 3:30 PM
**Solstice**
10:03am ET — Dec 21, 2025
On this day, Earth's North Pole tips away from the Sun, while the South Pole tips towards it, bringing the first day of Winter to the Northern Hemisphere with increasing daylight, and the first day of Summer to the Southern Hemisphere with decreasing daylight
10:03am ET — Dec 21, 2025
On this day, Earth's North Pole tips away from the Sun, while the South Pole tips towards it, bringing the first day of Winter to the Northern Hemisphere with increasing daylight, and the first day of Summer to the Southern Hemisphere with decreasing daylight
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Early registration for the 2026 PHE National Conference closes December 31, 2025. Don’t miss your chance to register at the lowest rates for Canada’s premier event for physical and health educators.
Register here 👉 site.pheedloop.com/event/PHEVan...
Register here 👉 site.pheedloop.com/event/PHEVan...
December 16, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Early registration for the 2026 PHE National Conference closes December 31, 2025. Don’t miss your chance to register at the lowest rates for Canada’s premier event for physical and health educators.
Register here 👉 site.pheedloop.com/event/PHEVan...
Register here 👉 site.pheedloop.com/event/PHEVan...
I’d like to think of myself as brave, like a middle-aged actress who lets her face have wrinkles, her hair have a little grey, and her body be flappy and achy, but still gets good roles and is beloved for her courage to visibly age.
December 13, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I’d like to think of myself as brave, like a middle-aged actress who lets her face have wrinkles, her hair have a little grey, and her body be flappy and achy, but still gets good roles and is beloved for her courage to visibly age.
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In American high schools, many teenagers are assigned few full books to read from beginning to end — often just one or two per year, according to researchers and thousands of responses to an informal reader survey by The New York Times. trib.al/gNp7kWK
December 12, 2025 at 10:28 PM
In American high schools, many teenagers are assigned few full books to read from beginning to end — often just one or two per year, according to researchers and thousands of responses to an informal reader survey by The New York Times. trib.al/gNp7kWK
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With Bill 14, Danielle Smith joined the separatists and is now clearing all legal obstacles to Alberta separating from Canada.
#ForeverCanadian movement won’t sit idle and watch Canada being torn apart!
Albertans, register as supporters at Forever-Canadian.ca
All Canadians can donate.
#ForeverCanadian movement won’t sit idle and watch Canada being torn apart!
Albertans, register as supporters at Forever-Canadian.ca
All Canadians can donate.
December 5, 2025 at 7:10 PM
With Bill 14, Danielle Smith joined the separatists and is now clearing all legal obstacles to Alberta separating from Canada.
#ForeverCanadian movement won’t sit idle and watch Canada being torn apart!
Albertans, register as supporters at Forever-Canadian.ca
All Canadians can donate.
#ForeverCanadian movement won’t sit idle and watch Canada being torn apart!
Albertans, register as supporters at Forever-Canadian.ca
All Canadians can donate.
Anyone else looks back on 2015 and think, “yeah, that may have been the pinnacle year of humankind”.
December 6, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Anyone else looks back on 2015 and think, “yeah, that may have been the pinnacle year of humankind”.
I mean, seriously, this is cosy.
November 30, 2025 at 4:19 AM
I mean, seriously, this is cosy.
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Could a national, public ‘CanGPT’ be Canada’s answer to ChatGPT?
Could a national, public ‘CanGPT’ be Canada’s answer to ChatGPT?
Canada’s long history with public service media offers a useful model for thinking about how AI could serve the public.
theconversation.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Could a national, public ‘CanGPT’ be Canada’s answer to ChatGPT?
Why respect teachers? They will literally fight off bears to protect their students.
November 23, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Why respect teachers? They will literally fight off bears to protect their students.
What is compassion and compassion fatigue?
https://heartcareeducators.ca/2025/11/18/heartcare-podcast-episode-1-what-is-compassion-and-compassion-fatigue/
https://heartcareeducators.ca/2025/11/18/heartcare-podcast-episode-1-what-is-compassion-and-compassion-fatigue/
November 18, 2025 at 3:55 PM
What is compassion and compassion fatigue?
https://heartcareeducators.ca/2025/11/18/heartcare-podcast-episode-1-what-is-compassion-and-compassion-fatigue/
https://heartcareeducators.ca/2025/11/18/heartcare-podcast-episode-1-what-is-compassion-and-compassion-fatigue/
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COVID "...increased the risk of heart inflammation, blood clots & bleeding disorders among children..."
"...vaccinated had a lower risk of myocarditis than those who were unvaccinated..."
COVID & heart issues in children: www.newscientist.com/article/2502...
#VaccinesWork
"...vaccinated had a lower risk of myocarditis than those who were unvaccinated..."
COVID & heart issues in children: www.newscientist.com/article/2502...
#VaccinesWork
Covid raises risk of heart issues in children more than vaccination
Getting covid-19 for the first time slightly increased the risk of heart inflammation, blood clots and bleeding disorders among children, whereas being vaccinated against the virus was much safer and ...
www.newscientist.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:04 PM
COVID "...increased the risk of heart inflammation, blood clots & bleeding disorders among children..."
"...vaccinated had a lower risk of myocarditis than those who were unvaccinated..."
COVID & heart issues in children: www.newscientist.com/article/2502...
#VaccinesWork
"...vaccinated had a lower risk of myocarditis than those who were unvaccinated..."
COVID & heart issues in children: www.newscientist.com/article/2502...
#VaccinesWork
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Parents, the UCP kept your kids out of school for over 3 weeks and hasn't taken a single step since to improve learning conditions.
What an insult to you, your kids and their teachers.
And now they’re going to force teachers back to those same conditions.
youtube.com/shorts/843Gc...
What an insult to you, your kids and their teachers.
And now they’re going to force teachers back to those same conditions.
youtube.com/shorts/843Gc...
No school for 3 weeks with no plan to return is an insult to families across Alberta.
YouTube video by Naheed Nenshi
youtube.com
October 26, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Parents, the UCP kept your kids out of school for over 3 weeks and hasn't taken a single step since to improve learning conditions.
What an insult to you, your kids and their teachers.
And now they’re going to force teachers back to those same conditions.
youtube.com/shorts/843Gc...
What an insult to you, your kids and their teachers.
And now they’re going to force teachers back to those same conditions.
youtube.com/shorts/843Gc...
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Dear Teachers,
We're here for you.
We're not gonna take it.
We're going to stand up for public education and keep fighting for you.
youtu.be/MUaXb8JWyDo?...
We're here for you.
We're not gonna take it.
We're going to stand up for public education and keep fighting for you.
youtu.be/MUaXb8JWyDo?...
Dear teachers, we're here for you. We stand with you. We're fighting for you.
YouTube video by Naheed Nenshi
youtu.be
October 24, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Dear Teachers,
We're here for you.
We're not gonna take it.
We're going to stand up for public education and keep fighting for you.
youtu.be/MUaXb8JWyDo?...
We're here for you.
We're not gonna take it.
We're going to stand up for public education and keep fighting for you.
youtu.be/MUaXb8JWyDo?...