Lesson 48

 Today's class began with a visit from Ms. Higgins, the Grade 9 Counsellor. She was here to take questions about next year's course programming.

We opened our specific discussion with a recognition of the tragedy in Tumbler Ridge.

We talked about:

• Funding cuts for communities looking for lost loved ones
• Jordan's Principle, and the narrowing of access to it
• The dehumanizing language used against people (in this case connected  to the court case we have been looking at) and the imagery associated with it.
• The open invitation/universal language used the Superbowl Halftime Show - and how very Canadian it is to accept that invitation.

We talked over a summary of the first chapter, and read "Fire."

We will start there next class.