by Richard Galloway | Aug 20, 2014 | personal, Travel, Uncategorized
One of our favorite things to do is road trip. We purchased a Toyota 4Runner in part because we were pretty sure that it would take us just about anywhere. We’ve put her to the test this last three days with a trip in torrential rain that took us over the...
by Richard Galloway | Aug 10, 2014 | personal, photography, Uncategorized
This is strange place for me to be. I have noticed that quite a number of my posts are without images. Which is a problem in so far as it is well known that images make a huge difference to audience engagement. The challenge that I have, as do many bloggers (I...
by Richard Galloway | Jul 4, 2014 | personal, Uncategorized, university
June has come and gone. In that time my wife had her birthday, my in-laws came to visit, school ended, my son finished daycare, I discovered that I wouldn’t be eligible for EI and I had my place CONFIRMED at the University of Alberta. So it’s...
by Richard Galloway | Jun 5, 2014 | personal, qualifying, Uncategorized, university
University UpdateAfter a lot of faff my application was finally accepted at the University of Alberta. For a while it looked like they wouldn’t accept my ‘transcript’ from the University of Liverpool. But after a phone call it was all cleared up and...
by Richard Galloway | Apr 27, 2014 | personal, qualifying, studying, teacher certification, Uncategorized, university
Sociology. Is it Relevant? As part of my prescribed ‘rehabilitation’ back into the teaching profession, I have recently started a program from Athabasca University. Most of Athabasca’s courses are delivered online and it is geared for people who need...
by Richard Galloway | Mar 16, 2014 | personal, qualifying, teacher certification, teaching, Uncategorized
March 2014 UpdateBig news. Last week I was feeling a little beleaguered, working full time, a great thing but being paid as on the lowest rung with no degree acknowledged and certainly no certification available, was starting to get me down. “What if they...