This will be an online Zoom meeting. Please RSVP on our Meetup for this event to get access to the Zoom link. See our online meeting instructions at: https://torontooasis.org/online-meeting-instructions
Our program will run from 11 am to 12:30 pm and you can join in to the meeting starting at 10:45 am for our open social. Followed by an extended discussion for a half hour. Volunteers please join by 10:30 am.
Did you have a teacher that you’ll never forget? Someone who positively influenced you in grade school, high school, college or beyond? Someone who taught in an unorthodox and creative way? Or perhaps a teacher who helped you experience positive achievement in a subject you ‘were no good at’? Have you ever wished you could go back and thank them?
This Sunday we will have a community moment presented by a Toronto Oasis member on their own memories of a special teacher, and we’ll also watch a few short videos, selected & introduced by Kristen Gane, that address the topic from different angles.
While it’s a rich and complex topic, it can be easy to romanticize the role of teaching. In reality it is an incredibly challenging job, particularly now as the pandemic has cast light on the paucity of adequate support and resources for teachers and the education system in general.
Join us this Sunday February 27th to share your thoughts as we explore the universal topic of teachers.
‘The best teachers are those who show you where to look but don’t tell you what to see.’ –Alexandra K. Trenfor
‘Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit.’ –John Steinbeck
‘The job of an educator is to teach students to see vitality in themselves.’ –Joseph Campbell
‘I cannot be a teacher without exposing who I am.’ –Paulo Freire
Please RSVP on meetup: https://www.meetup.com/Toronto-Oasis/events/bhgwksydcdbkc/
Looking forward to seeing familiar faces and perhaps some new ones!