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My Journey of Knowing
Snapshot of a Life-Long Process
(by Dani Lau)
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Key Points
§ Who am I?
§ Where am I?
§ What’s my role in the communities that I work in?
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Personal History
§ b. 1985 –
§ Chinese-Canadian (and some Cuban and Spanish)
§ Divorced parents
§ Sent away to Montreal at 11 yrs. old (where I got trapped in a cult from ~ 12-14 yrs. old)
§ Made a series of destructive choices
§ Became a Christian
§ Started to pursue school at 20 years old.
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Where am I now?
§ Physical location
§ Mental and emotional location
§ Career Location (teacher)
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A Web of Learning
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Physical Location
§ Guest on unceded Musqueam territory § Work with Amy et al. § Truth and Reconciliation, Indian
Residential School Initiatives § Questions: Was I born as a guest? Can
I call Canada my homeland? § Conclusions: Responsibility as
Canadians, and as teachers
§ “Good Talks: Kevin Wilson — Different Backgrounds, Same Questions” § Alleviated anxiety
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Mental/Emotional Location (things that deepened my learning):
§ Conversation about anger and emotions in the classroom
§ Explore extremes of emotion in classroom (pain – laughter) § Me Funny by Drew Hayden Taylor
§ Although everyone’s opinion is welcome, it does not mean that opinions will not go unchallenged
§ Digitization of important history (Berger Inquiry project, Education for Aboriginal Students at UBC: Historical Timeline)
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What’s my role in the communities that I work in?
§ "We work to give, not to accumulate wealth […]" Alestine Andre
§ http://www.pwnhc.ca/research/berger/audio/BergerSpeech-AlestineAndre/berger_alestine_andre.asp
§ Shed light on the dark side of Canadian history
§ If I had a superpower…
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Resources
§ http://www.pwnhc.ca/research/berger/ (Berger Inquiry)
§ http://www.nfb.ca/film/redskins_tricksters_puppy_stew (Drew Hayden Taylor documentary on humour)
§ Taylor, D. H. (2005). Me funny. Vancouver, B.C: Douglas & McIntyre § “And Now, Ladies and Gentlemen, Get Ready
for Some (Ab)Original Stand-up Comedy” Don Kelly
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Appreciation
§ Thank You
§ 謝謝
§ Merci
§ Gracias
§ ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ (qujannamiik)
§ hay ce:p q’ə
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