Well, that's what I'm going to ask in this post. Do you have any questions about the north and experiences I had.
I've been down this road before and I can never cover all the details. I've talked to groups or just sat around with friends and relatives talking. I could talk all night. I could get off the topic many times.
I talk to myself about my experience. I go over what happened many times and with reflection I learn new things all these many years after.
I won't guaranty the I will or can answer all questions. I'm sure I will get some very interesting questions. Some questions will show me what I left out. Some questions will bring on another post.
So try me. as I always told my classes there are no dumb questions.
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What did you teach? How long did you stay? Why did you leave and where did you go then?
ReplyDeleteWas this where you met your wonderful micromanager? Was she teaching there too? I'm sorry if you already answered this. My brain is so foggy.
ReplyDeleteI don't have questions, but I just wanted to say that I found your story fascinating! Particularly the philosophies behind education at the time -- making the native northerners into "white guys," as you put it -- and the descriptions of the remote locations. It's interesting how so much has changed. I wonder what that tiny town where you worked is like now?
ReplyDeleteFollowing your last post, I asked about the term "eskimo" but you ignored my question. I guess that makes you a typical teacher - blethering on like an ocean liner ploughing through the waves.
ReplyDeleteI also wanted to ask about insects up in that region in the summertime. Are there many and do they interfere with normal life?
ReplyDeleteDid you ever spoke or met some of your pupils you had teached, when they were grown up? And how did they remember those schooldays?
ReplyDeleteI wondered about the foods you ate.I recently watched a show about a group on Barrow island. the culture had a draw for the kids who left and tried college, missing the family life they had and returned.
ReplyDeleteHow did you change after your northern experiences?
ReplyDeleteHow did you cope with the long hours of darkness during the winter?
ReplyDeleteWere any of your students forcibly removed from their homes back then? I have read about it but didn't know if was widespread. Thanks for asking. :-)
ReplyDeleteWhat was it like getting used to dramatically less- and more- daylight?
ReplyDeleteWhat did you teach and to what age students? What was the worst time for you...and what was the best? Did you go back home during the time you were up there, what did you do in the time you were not teaching? I believe you said ten months out of the year...was that for the teacher too? What kind of celebrations> How was Christmas? Clothing...boots?? Oh see I was the wrong person to answer your question:)
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure if you covered this earlier in your blog, but I'll ask now while I have the chance! How long did you teach up north, and why did you decide to leave?
ReplyDeleteHere's a question: I've been told that "Eskimo" is a derogatory word for Canada's indigenous peoples. Is this true, and is that a word that should be avoided? What would be a more proper term?
ReplyDeleteWhat were your students like? How were they treated? What did you like best about your job? What did you like least?
ReplyDeleteThis is a variation on how you coped with the long winter. I'd like to know how you coped with the long summer. Was it difficult to sleep when it is light out for half the night?
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