Wanda's Reflection on... Reflection As a Way of Life Welcome to Wanda's Blog for PME 811 Some stepping stones Hello everyone and welcome to Wanda’s blog for PME 811! To fully understand where I am coming from, I would like to begin this post by relating how I chose to make it into the PME program and where I am at at this time. I invite you to follow the stepping stones. I do hope you'll enjoy the ride as much as I do! It is the dreariness of Covid that got me thinking about how to use the static time at my disposal to accomplish something that would have significance in my life on many levels. To be sure, the decision to go back to school to complete a Master’s program would firstly help me keep focussed during the pandemic, steering away my anxious thoughts. Second, it would allow me to make my life’s dream of earning a Master’s degree come true. And third, the learning involved in Queen’s University’s PME program would – hopefully – prepare me to take a stand on issues p...
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