I’m a high school teacher as well as a grad student in Education. This blog was created to share a bit of what I teach in my classroom, as well as what I learn from my students and colleagues. It will also delve into areas of personal passion – including the environment, home repairs and upgrades, anti-oppressive education, and, well, anything else I feel like writing about. I currently teach in Canada but spent two years teaching at an international school in Cambodia from 2005-2007. Before teaching, I ran a mixed farm for five years, growing durum wheat, and raising a few cows. My wife and I are expecting our first child in a few weeks.
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podco // September 25, 2007 at 4:16 pm |
Chris,
Good-looking blog! Look forward to watching for new posts.
-Evan
Chris Zacharias // July 25, 2008 at 2:19 pm |
The standard excuses given by provincial insurers for keeping electric vehicles off the road are completely ridiculous. Have you ever seen a motorcycle with a seat belt? Do they crash-test motorcycles?
Yet they are all allowed on the road, no questions asked.
Someone I know was told by the RCMP that he couldn’t ride to work along the shoulder of a highway on his scooter. When asked why, the officer said it was because if a semi came by, he could get sucked in by force created. My buddy asked if he could ride his bicycle instead and not have to fear from passing semis. Oddly, he was allowed to ride a bike.
Another oddity is the fact that you can build your own vehicle and so long as it has lights, signals and a seat belt, you can license it.
I suspect that the problem has more to do with a bureaucracy’s inability to embrace change than with big oil.
Yelena Shuster // January 3, 2009 at 3:11 am |
hi Chris
thanks for checking out my blog. i’ll keep an eye on yours
=)
yelena