Kirjahaku

Read it for nostalgia, for memories of pop culture, for history, or for pure entertainment. Growing Up Canadian, Volume 2 will shed a spotlight on the astonishing degree to which Canada changed in a mere twenty years from 1960 to 1980. Rolling out in a series of fast-paced entries are TV shows and personalities, rock and pop music, fads and fashion, the stars of stage and screen, the high and low lights of sports, and much more. The reader will be guided along a compelling journey through the Canadiana of the recent past. The stereotypes about Canada and Canadians being dull, and history being boring, are decisively laid to rest through wit and humour.

Read it for nostalgia, for memories of pop culture, for history, or for pure entertainment. Growing Up Canadian, Volume 2 will shed a spotlight on the astonishing degree to which Canada changed in a mere twenty years from 1960 to 1980. Rolling out in a series of fast-paced entries are TV shows and personalities, rock and pop music, fads and fashion, the stars of stage and screen, the high and low lights of sports, and much more. The reader will be guided along a compelling journey through the Canadiana of the recent past. The stereotypes about Canada and Canadians being dull, and history being boring, are decisively laid to rest through wit and humour.

The generation that came of age from 1960 to 1980 had front-row seats to the events and personalities that laid the foundation for the Canada we know today. As the generation matured, so too did the country.Chapters range from TV to sports, music to business, and stage to screen. A section includes the lengths individuals went to be "cool." Another features Canada's attempts to deal with the big brash neighbour-nation to the south.Equal parts history, pop culture, and trivia, the events and personalities that shaped Canada for years to come are presented with wry humour. Whether you choose this book for entertainment, for nostalgia, for easy-to-read history, or for quirky trivia, you will be reminded of how much change has occurred in Canada over a lifetime.

The generation that came of age from 1960 to 1980 had front-row seats to the events and personalities that laid the foundation for the Canada we know today. As the generation matured, so too did the country.Chapters range from TV to sports, music to business, and stage to screen. A section includes the lengths individuals went to be "cool." Another features Canada's attempts to deal with the big brash neighbour-nation to the south.Equal parts history, pop culture, and trivia, the events and personalities that shaped Canada for years to come are presented with wry humour. Whether you choose this book for entertainment, for nostalgia, for easy-to-read history, or for quirky trivia, you will be reminded of how much change has occurred in Canada over a lifetime.

In over three hundred entries, the fluffy jargon of edubabble, the quirks and foibles of teachers, and the frequently zany antics of teenagers are lampooned with wit and sardonic humor.ATTENTION ECONOMY: The economists have finally discovered what teachers have known for a long time-that attention is difficult to obtain and even harder to keep. Teachers have little chance in any competition since selling knowledge and skills is not nearly as sexy or exciting as peddling a new video game or tech gadget. Given the obstacles faced, teachers are remarkably skilled in grabbing what little student attention is available; see also, David and Goliath.BAKE SALE COMEBACK: The profit margins for old-fashioned cupcake sales are woefully inadequate to meet the extra needs of schools today. With the legalization of pot (weed) in several US states and across Canada, opportunity arises. Weed-laced cupcakes could be sold to parents at concerts, theatrical productions, sports events, and graduations. The margins could be kept slim to keep the price tag low since the school could rely on sheer quantity of sales to generate impressive revenue; see also, David and Goliath (5), Gateway Drug, Weed.TERM-DROPPERUsing fifty-dollar words when dime ones will do is only effective when the person at the other end of the conversation is lacking the sufficient vocabulary to respond in kind or up the ante. A person must be careful about firing off edubabble to everyone. Eventually a more skilled term-dropper will be encountered. If a person never understood what the fifty-dollar term being used really meant, trouble is on the horizon when a one hundred-dollar one is flung back; see also, Edubabble-Characteristics, Name-Dropper, Questions in Interviews-Strategy One....

In over three hundred entries, the fluffy jargon of edubabble, the quirks and foibles of teachers, and the frequently zany antics of teenagers are lampooned with wit and sardonic humor.ATTENTION ECONOMY: The economists have finally discovered what teachers have known for a long time-that attention is difficult to obtain and even harder to keep. Teachers have little chance in any competition since selling knowledge and skills is not nearly as sexy or exciting as peddling a new video game or tech gadget. Given the obstacles faced, teachers are remarkably skilled in grabbing what little student attention is available; see also, David and Goliath.BAKE SALE COMEBACK: The profit margins for old-fashioned cupcake sales are woefully inadequate to meet the extra needs of schools today. With the legalization of pot (weed) in several US states and across Canada, opportunity arises. Weed-laced cupcakes could be sold to parents at concerts, theatrical productions, sports events, and graduations. The margins could be kept slim to keep the price tag low since the school could rely on sheer quantity of sales to generate impressive revenue; see also, David and Goliath (5), Gateway Drug, Weed.TERM-DROPPERUsing fifty-dollar words when dime ones will do is only effective when the person at the other end of the conversation is lacking the sufficient vocabulary to respond in kind or up the ante. A person must be careful about firing off edubabble to everyone. Eventually a more skilled term-dropper will be encountered. If a person never understood what the fifty-dollar term being used really meant, trouble is on the horizon when a one hundred-dollar one is flung back; see also, Edubabble-Characteristics, Name-Dropper, Questions in Interviews-Strategy One....

Dealing with incompetent bureaucrats, a power-hungry parent, and a scheming superintendent aren't the only hurdles facing second-year principal Steve Hepting. Fortunately, he has steadfast allies, including the academically-challenged school custodian, a feisty eco-activist teacher, and a counselor urging calm amidst the swirling brouhaha.A mysterious blueprint for a "Brave New World" of public education not only threatens Hepting's school but the education system itself. The principal enlists the aid of a scandal-sniffing journalist as he and his colleagues grapple to uncover the truth.The comedic tale unfolds as the presence of an "Animal Hotel" on the deserted second floor unexpectedly complicates the implementation of the master plan and Hepting's role in the entire affair....

Dealing with incompetent bureaucrats, a power-hungry parent, and a scheming superintendent aren't the only hurdles facing second-year principal Steve Hepting. Fortunately, he has steadfast allies, including the academically-challenged school custodian, a feisty eco-activist teacher, and a counselor urging calm amidst the swirling brouhaha.A mysterious blueprint for a "Brave New World" of public education not only threatens Hepting's school but the education system itself. The principal enlists the aid of a scandal-sniffing journalist as he and his colleagues grapple to uncover the truth.The comedic tale unfolds as the presence of an "Animal Hotel" on the deserted second floor unexpectedly complicates the implementation of the master plan and Hepting's role in the entire affair....