T. Kelly
@tecekelly.bsky.social
Early Childhood Education, yoga, social justice, Land-as-kin, feminism, travel, reconciliation, peace, the delight of words - and silliness.
Literally just did this lesson with my #ECE students this week. Use the science names for body parts and empower and protect children.
As a violence prevention educator, when parents ask me "What can I do to protect my kids from sexual abuse?", my advice is teach them the correct names for their body parts.
If a child is being abused and tells a teacher "My bird hurts", they're not gonna be able to clock that they don't mean a pet
If a child is being abused and tells a teacher "My bird hurts", they're not gonna be able to clock that they don't mean a pet
Hi. I transcribe child forensic interviews
You know who doesn’t want kids to know the correct names for body parts? The predators that put those kids in a position to need child forensic interviews.
Those kids NEVER know the right words for their body parts and it is always a hinderance.
You know who doesn’t want kids to know the correct names for body parts? The predators that put those kids in a position to need child forensic interviews.
Those kids NEVER know the right words for their body parts and it is always a hinderance.
December 3, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Literally just did this lesson with my #ECE students this week. Use the science names for body parts and empower and protect children.
Gross that no one in investing cares that the people looking after the children are waaay underpaid. #ECE Only someone who is a parent might care that their child’s educator and caregiver could make more at Starbucks. Go capitalism, making money on the backs of children and mostly women.
The niche real estate sector that’s luring big money for small kids' care
The niche real estate sector that’s luring big money for small kids' care
Since the end of 2024, the number of early education properties available for sale has grown by 14%, reaching a total of 158, according to B+E.
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December 3, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Gross that no one in investing cares that the people looking after the children are waaay underpaid. #ECE Only someone who is a parent might care that their child’s educator and caregiver could make more at Starbucks. Go capitalism, making money on the backs of children and mostly women.
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What's Doug Ford stealing today, I wonder? Only a clean and liveable planet, so, same old, same old. What a dirty crook.
#onpoli #FordFailedOntario
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NEW: The Ford government is routinely making decisions before environmental consultations have concluded and under-resourcing public education about those consultations, the auditor general has found in her annual report. #OnPoli
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Ontario government routinely ignoring environmental consultations, AG finds | Globalnews.ca
The Ford government is routinely making decisions before environmental consultations have concluded and under-resourcing public education about those consultations, the AG found.
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December 3, 2025 at 4:27 AM
What's Doug Ford stealing today, I wonder? Only a clean and liveable planet, so, same old, same old. What a dirty crook.
#onpoli #FordFailedOntario
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Ford is still doing it, with your money. All those "Protect Ontario" ads mimic the party's message. A functioning democracy would not allow this, but Doug Ford has carried us far down the road to a "competitive autocracy". Hey Doug! Pay for your own fucking ads.
#onpoli
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The Ontario PC govt spent more on public advertising in the run-up to Feb’s snap election than any other Ontario govt in history, the auditor general has found, pushing commercials with a message that “promotes the governing party.”
#FordIsCorrupt #onpoli #cdnpoli
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#FordIsCorrupt #onpoli #cdnpoli
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Ford government sets spending record for commercials ‘promoting’ governing party | Globalnews.ca
Auditor General Shelley Spence’s annual review of advertising found, in the fiscal year ending in March 2025, the province spent $111.9 million on advertising.
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December 3, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Ford is still doing it, with your money. All those "Protect Ontario" ads mimic the party's message. A functioning democracy would not allow this, but Doug Ford has carried us far down the road to a "competitive autocracy". Hey Doug! Pay for your own fucking ads.
#onpoli
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#onpoli
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The Ford government spent $111.9 million of our money in one year on advertising promoting the Ford government so I feel like we’d better not see Doug or any of his cabal doing photo opps at food banks this Christmas telling us how much need there is.
December 2, 2025 at 6:29 PM
The Ford government spent $111.9 million of our money in one year on advertising promoting the Ford government so I feel like we’d better not see Doug or any of his cabal doing photo opps at food banks this Christmas telling us how much need there is.
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An AFN council says the new Alberta laws affecting young trans individuals directly threaten the safety of Indigenous youth in the province.
Hear more on APTN News Brief:
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APTN News Brief: November 25, 2025—AFN council says new Alberta laws threaten safety of Two-Spirit Indigenous youth
Our featured story: the Assembly of First Nations 2SLGBTQQIA council claims new Alberta laws affecting young trans individuals—laws exempt from Charter-based court challenges for 5 years under th...
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November 25, 2025 at 4:02 PM
An AFN council says the new Alberta laws affecting young trans individuals directly threaten the safety of Indigenous youth in the province.
Hear more on APTN News Brief:
Hear more on APTN News Brief:
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“Canada can create all the MOUs, projects offices and advisory groups (it wants), but chiefs will be united — and are united — when it comes to the approval of projects on First Nations lands,” AFN Chief Woodhouse Nepinak said. “There will be no getting around rights-holders.”
First Nations Chiefs from across the country are meeting in Ottawa. They've unanimously voted to oppose any change to a west coast oil tanker ban. Prime Minister Mark Carney just signed an MOU with Alberta on getting oil to the coast.
Chiefs vote to reject changes to B.C. coastal oil tanker ban
First Nations chiefs have agreed to press the government to uphold the oil tanker ban off the northern British Columbia coast .
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December 2, 2025 at 8:03 PM
“Canada can create all the MOUs, projects offices and advisory groups (it wants), but chiefs will be united — and are united — when it comes to the approval of projects on First Nations lands,” AFN Chief Woodhouse Nepinak said. “There will be no getting around rights-holders.”
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‘Our rights are being threatened in new ways, but we are not afraid.’
National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak addressed chiefs at the AFN Special Chiefs Assembly, saying Canada is at a crossroads in its relationship with First Nations.
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National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak addressed chiefs at the AFN Special Chiefs Assembly, saying Canada is at a crossroads in its relationship with First Nations.
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December 2, 2025 at 7:45 PM
‘Our rights are being threatened in new ways, but we are not afraid.’
National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak addressed chiefs at the AFN Special Chiefs Assembly, saying Canada is at a crossroads in its relationship with First Nations.
Watch more live: youtube.com/live/IjPUA3S...
National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak addressed chiefs at the AFN Special Chiefs Assembly, saying Canada is at a crossroads in its relationship with First Nations.
Watch more live: youtube.com/live/IjPUA3S...
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First, the existing pipelines are operating BELOW capacity - there is NO NEED for another pipeline. Second, the waters of northern BC are so dangerous that a tanker catastrophe is guaranteed. Third, Indigenous people and the gov of BC say NO. Fourth, NO CORPORATION is coming forward with support
November 29, 2025 at 3:57 PM
First, the existing pipelines are operating BELOW capacity - there is NO NEED for another pipeline. Second, the waters of northern BC are so dangerous that a tanker catastrophe is guaranteed. Third, Indigenous people and the gov of BC say NO. Fourth, NO CORPORATION is coming forward with support
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Admin are continually pressuring us to make the course "more accessible," by which they mean "devastatingly easy to complete," but it's not about access. Many students refuse to read or write in any capacity that isn't tech-aided, no matter how simple the assignment, no matter how process-based.
November 28, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Admin are continually pressuring us to make the course "more accessible," by which they mean "devastatingly easy to complete," but it's not about access. Many students refuse to read or write in any capacity that isn't tech-aided, no matter how simple the assignment, no matter how process-based.
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At this point, our intro comp/first-year English course has been so heavily revised, it no longer includes a novel, or "extended reading" of any kind, no "specialized" or "historical" reading, mostly in-class assignments, no research essay...and we are still seeing a 40-50% rate of AI misconduct.
November 28, 2025 at 11:31 PM
At this point, our intro comp/first-year English course has been so heavily revised, it no longer includes a novel, or "extended reading" of any kind, no "specialized" or "historical" reading, mostly in-class assignments, no research essay...and we are still seeing a 40-50% rate of AI misconduct.
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And I swear, once again, this is not dunking on kids. We are seeing this at all levels--even grad students. AI + social media has had a profound impact on how we think and process our world, and we can't stop to reflect on it, because billionaires keep hurling addictive tech at us.
November 28, 2025 at 10:34 PM
And I swear, once again, this is not dunking on kids. We are seeing this at all levels--even grad students. AI + social media has had a profound impact on how we think and process our world, and we can't stop to reflect on it, because billionaires keep hurling addictive tech at us.
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Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
November 29, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
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One of the three trucks in this picture can Carry full size sheets of plywood.
November 29, 2025 at 3:45 PM
One of the three trucks in this picture can Carry full size sheets of plywood.
@thestar.com This is new. Doug Ford’s propaganda ads are blocking out the comments on your page, that I am paying to read. I can’t remove them.
November 29, 2025 at 4:17 PM
@thestar.com This is new. Doug Ford’s propaganda ads are blocking out the comments on your page, that I am paying to read. I can’t remove them.
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Tagging @sarobertson.bsky.social who I didn’t realize was on here for video credit!!
November 28, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Tagging @sarobertson.bsky.social who I didn’t realize was on here for video credit!!
Thinking of Mentoring in #ECE this #BlackFriday ? Let me recommend this fantastic curated collection of ideas and experiences that I helped edit. #mentoring #coaching #childcare #earlylearning #professionaldevelopment
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Rethinking Mentorship in Early Childhood Education and Care: Diverse Perspectives for Transforming Practice and Policy
This essential collection presents a diverse range of perspectives on mentoring in Early Learning and Care from academic and applied viewpoints, challenging traditional approaches and providing a rich...
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November 28, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Thinking of Mentoring in #ECE this #BlackFriday ? Let me recommend this fantastic curated collection of ideas and experiences that I helped edit. #mentoring #coaching #childcare #earlylearning #professionaldevelopment
www.routledge.com/Rethinking-M...
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Banning street hockey in Canada?
This isn’t about protecting kids. It’s about protecting drivers from having to think about kids.
This isn’t about protecting kids. It’s about protecting drivers from having to think about kids.
Get outside kids, enjoy the fresh air with your friends!
Just kidding, stay the F inside.
Just kidding, stay the F inside.
November 27, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Banning street hockey in Canada?
This isn’t about protecting kids. It’s about protecting drivers from having to think about kids.
This isn’t about protecting kids. It’s about protecting drivers from having to think about kids.
Thank you. Respect. @evansolomon.bsky.social Take note.
This afternoon, I informed the Prime Minister of my decision to resign as Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture, Minister responsible for Official Languages, Minister of Nature and Parks Canada, as well as his Lieutenant in Quebec.
You can find my full statement below.
You can find my full statement below.
November 27, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Thank you. Respect. @evansolomon.bsky.social Take note.
"Parents need to know that they have agency" boldscience.org/theres-no-si...
#ece #parenting #childdevelopment #education #family
#ece #parenting #childdevelopment #education #family
There’s no single right way to parent
All families are unique, with their own priorities and values
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November 27, 2025 at 8:24 PM
"Parents need to know that they have agency" boldscience.org/theres-no-si...
#ece #parenting #childdevelopment #education #family
#ece #parenting #childdevelopment #education #family
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Albertan here. If a single public dollar goes towards a pipeline this is a failure. I will fight tooth and nail along with BC Coastal First Nations to protect interests in BC that are already making Canada stronger, more competitive, sustainable, and more independent.
November 27, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Albertan here. If a single public dollar goes towards a pipeline this is a failure. I will fight tooth and nail along with BC Coastal First Nations to protect interests in BC that are already making Canada stronger, more competitive, sustainable, and more independent.
