September 15, 2018
Island Teacher
One year ago Hurricane Irma brought terrible destruction to the British Virgin Islands and other islands in its path. Many jurisdictions have not fully recovered. The meteorologist Jeff Masters is one of the most respected meteorologists in America. His research on the historic hurricane off the Lesser Antilles Islands in…
September 8, 2018
Island Teacher
One of the first environmental books I read was Pollution and the Death of Man: The Christian View of Ecology, by the renowned author and thinker Francis Schaeffer. I was given an old yellowed copy of the book about 30 years ago. At the time of writing his book back in…
August 28, 2018
Island Teacher
As a teacher, I like to think of myself as a reflective practitioner. I believe that we should always be able to give an answer when asked why we teach things in a certain way. Sometimes, the act of articulating a response to that question or a thought can lead…
August 26, 2018
Island Teacher
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In his TED talk, Salman Khan talked about how and why he created the remarkable Khan Academy, a carefully structured series of educational videos offering complete curricula. There is no doubt that Salman Khan spotted the potential of video for instruction and much more. As a tourist destination for many years,…
August 25, 2018
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Philippe Max Rouja is the Custodian of Historic Wrecks for the Islands of Bermuda. The Bermuda Government worker was recently featured on CNN this past July. One of the things that stood out from the breathtaking reminders of our island’s underwater magnificence were his words of encouragement. Philippe believes that…