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Grief in the classroom: So much in the first few months of school

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My son's formal education journey started this month, although an exciting time it is also an interesting time to reflect on practice and experiences that I have had. I am always impressed at the work of a kindergarten teacher and the daily battle to complete the most basic of tasks always overwhelmed me! I have to commend our kindergarten teacher in the amazing work she does with our son and the other students, and the approach she has taken has been impressive, even when we brought up a touchy grief subject she worked to create a positive change in her classroom. We are very lucky to have her and her experience. Terry Fox Airlifted from Thunder Bay, https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/terry-fox As the year started I realized some of the impressive challenges of teaching that I had never thought of before. In the first two and half months of school, there are some pretty heavy and challenging social topics/issues: Terry Fox, Orange shirt day, Halloween,...