I remember correcting a grade 7 science test many years ago. The unit we had completed was on the human body. One young man who was evidently a bit confused about what we had seen wrote the following definition for hairline fracture: “It is a tiny crack in a bone through which a single hair grows.” I believe I gave him half marks for creative improvisation and for making me laugh out loud.
Thursday, 23 July 2020
Wednesday, 15 July 2020
Heron
On the Rideau River this morning - A staring contest between three Canada geese and a heron... The heron won...
Sur la rivière Rideau ce matin - Trois bernaches essayaient d'intimider un héron. Le héron a gagné...
Tuesday, 7 July 2020
Stages of Grief - Stages d'un deuil
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