Matt Westphal
@mattwestphal.bsky.social
Unionist, teacher, former lawyer, choral singer, avid reader and boardgamer (he/him)-Vancouver BC
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These books grabbed me the most in 2024
This week I shared my favourite reads of the year! www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2024/12...
Farewell 2024! The challenges, the stats and my favourite reads of the year! — Runalong The Shelves
Helllooo! And so, we say farewell to 2024! Bit of a weird tiring year. Fun was had, adventures and I was very very busy at work. Things are ok and as is traditional tomorrow I think about the next ye...
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January 5, 2025 at 6:49 PM
These books grabbed me the most in 2024
First day of vacation promises to be action-packed. (Loafing counts as an action!)
December 21, 2024 at 7:10 PM
First day of vacation promises to be action-packed. (Loafing counts as an action!)
Surrey school district is growing by over 2,000 students a year. These kids kids need more of everything: schools, teachers, inclusive education support workers, school psychologists, speech & language pathologists. Talk is cheap; an excellent public education system is not.
“The violence acting out is saying, ‘Please help me, please help me, please help me,'” Foster said. “And they are saying that to people who cannot help because they don’t have the resources, we are stretched too thin.”
globalnews.ca/news/1092060...
globalnews.ca/news/1092060...
‘Unsafe conditions’: Surrey falling behind on inclusive education, advocates warn - BC | Globalnews.ca
Parents, teachers and education assistants say the Surrey School District faces a dire need for more support workers for students with disabilities and special needs.
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December 17, 2024 at 4:48 AM
Surrey school district is growing by over 2,000 students a year. These kids kids need more of everything: schools, teachers, inclusive education support workers, school psychologists, speech & language pathologists. Talk is cheap; an excellent public education system is not.
“Say Nothing” by Patrick Radden Keefe is the best book I’ve read on the Troubles in Northern Ireland, and the TV dramatization (of the same name) is also excellent.
December 8, 2024 at 8:23 AM
“Say Nothing” by Patrick Radden Keefe is the best book I’ve read on the Troubles in Northern Ireland, and the TV dramatization (of the same name) is also excellent.
What would that apology entail? “I never would have done it if I’d thought it would immediately blow up in my face!”
December 7, 2024 at 2:25 AM
What would that apology entail? “I never would have done it if I’d thought it would immediately blow up in my face!”
Today my mother-in-law (who is on quite a restricted income despite having worked full-time into her 70s) had a dental check-up, cleaning, and X-rays. Thanks to the Canadian Dental Care Plan, it only cost her $17. Thank you, NDP and
@jagmeetsingh.bsky.social! #canpoli
@jagmeetsingh.bsky.social! #canpoli
November 21, 2024 at 5:01 AM
Today my mother-in-law (who is on quite a restricted income despite having worked full-time into her 70s) had a dental check-up, cleaning, and X-rays. Thanks to the Canadian Dental Care Plan, it only cost her $17. Thank you, NDP and
@jagmeetsingh.bsky.social! #canpoli
@jagmeetsingh.bsky.social! #canpoli
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Family includes everyone! ❤️
November 17, 2024 at 9:40 PM
Family includes everyone! ❤️
Hateful nonsense I saw today from friends teaching in local public schools: police called to one school because of presentations by a trans teacher, and another school messaged about “18 students who identify as animals (furries)”, and a “next course of action” to protect kids. #bced
November 17, 2024 at 6:06 AM
Hateful nonsense I saw today from friends teaching in local public schools: police called to one school because of presentations by a trans teacher, and another school messaged about “18 students who identify as animals (furries)”, and a “next course of action” to protect kids. #bced
Not sure where to start here. I’d amassed 2,500 followers at the other place, but went silent after I no longer needed to use it for work. I guess I’ll need to think of new things to say…
November 16, 2024 at 10:08 PM
Not sure where to start here. I’d amassed 2,500 followers at the other place, but went silent after I no longer needed to use it for work. I guess I’ll need to think of new things to say…