The third principle of the First Peoples Principles of Learning is “learning involves recognizing the consequences of one’s actions.” Understanding the impact our deeds have is important, but it must be done in a healthy way in order to align with the values of the First Peoples Principles. Not long ago, a former colleague of mine griped that “kids these days”  have no respect for teachers. After musing on it, I had to disagree. It was that colleague’s generation that taught

The second principle states that learning is holistic, reflexive, reflective, experiential, and relational (focused on connectedness, on reciprocal relationships, and a sense of place). This contains a lot of ideas - there are so many aspects to holistic learning, and it would take a long time to unpack all of them! Many of these ideas are covered through discussions of the other principles of learning, so we'd like to focus today’s post on one aspect that stands out and help