Author Archive for: Jaan Pill
Entries by Jaan Pill
The year 2015 marks the 400th anniversary of Étienne Brûlé’s expedition from Orillia to Lake Ontario in 1615
Updates: Please note: Next planning meeting is at 12 Division at 10:00 am on March 23, 2015. By way of other updates related to the year 1615 and thereabouts: A March 12, 2015 Slate article is entitled: “Humanity Is a Geologic Force “as Earth-Changing as a Meteorite Strike”. The article notes: “The study’s first proposed […]
Humber College Interpretive Centre: Website, Open House, Vision
I am pleased to share with you the following message from L Space Gallery at the Humber College Lakeshore Campus: Interpretive Centre: Website, Open House, Vision Hello friends! I have very exciting updates. 1. Website · Our website www.lakeshoregrounds.ca is now live! 2. Open Houses · We will be conducting 2 Open Houses for community input. If […]
South Etobicoke Transit Action Committee (SETAC) is a volunteer-led transit advocacy group in Etobicoke-Lakeshore
Following text is from the SETAC website: South Etobicoke Transit Action Committee (SETAC) is a volunteer-led transit advocacy group in the Etobicoke Lakeshore area founded on the principle of better decisions through better information. We provide information and discussion about transit modes, options, routes, as well as land use and planning proposals to help Lakeshore residents, […]
The Teenage Brain: Uniquely powerful, vulnerable, not fully developed
One of the many benefits of working at organizing a 1960s high school reunion is that you get to re-visit topics that you may have forgotten about. You also pick up new information that wasn’t even know at the time. Consider a Jan. 13, 2015 headline from CBC the Current: “The Teenage Brain: Uniquely powerful, […]
Ulrich Laska has added a comment to our forum about Cartierville School
Ulrich Laska (MCHS ’63) has shared with us the following comment at the earlier post entitled: Cartierville School in Montreal I’m pleased to share with you his text as a separate post, in order to bring your attention to it. Wonderful to read your comment, Ulrich! It has occurred to me to ask: Are there […]
Make it Stick: The Science of Successful Learning (2014) speaks of “growth mindsets”
In previous posts, I’ve spoken of Ellen Langer’s concept of mindful learning (based on her particular definition of mindfulness) and have also spoken of research about how we learn, the concept of the organized mind, and how to maintain “memory fitness.” 8 tips for studying smarter I was thinking about the above-related topics when I came […]
MCHS 2015 organizing committee met in Kitchener on Feb. 4, 2015. Steve Shein joined us for the meeting.
Attending the Feb. 4, 2015 organizing committee meeting in Kitchener were Scott Munro, Peter Mearns, Steve Shein, and Jaan Pill. The snowy weather prevented Gina (Davis) Cayer – who was flying home from the U.S. – and Lynn (Hennebury) Legge – who would have been driving from London, Ontario – from attending. We welcome all […]