Dan ScratchThe Purpose of Education in 2024Every single day that I teach I spend a few minutes each morning thinking about the lives of my students and what they might be bringing to…3 min read·Mar 21, 2024----
Dan ScratchLove and SolidarityAt this moment I feel like I’m living in an in-between space. My family and I have recently moved from Alberta after ten wonderful years…4 min read·May 7, 2021----
Dan ScratchinPencils Down — A RAD Educators Writing ProjectChallenging High Stakes Standardized Testing in AlbertaI’ve often felt that the only thing I’ve ever been good at is teaching. The classroom has always been a place where I feel the most…7 min read·Nov 11, 2020----
Dan ScratchinPencils Down — A RAD Educators Writing Project“No Hats Allowed” — A Euro-Centric Tradition that Upholds the Racist Practices Embedded in…As you enter the school you see signs that state, “Please Remove Your Hat” and “We Are a Hat-Free School.” Yet a Black student came to…13 min read·Oct 28, 2020----
Dan ScratchinPencils Down — A RAD Educators Writing ProjectYouth Work & TeachingThe following story is written by an anonymous RAD Educator11 min read·Oct 20, 2020----
Dan ScratchinPencils Down — A RAD Educators Writing ProjectThe RAD Educators NetworkThe RAD Educators Network is a collection of educators working within a variety of contexts who are committed to working for equity and…3 min read·Apr 7, 2020--1--1
Dan ScratchSystemic Inequity in Alberta EducationHow do we talk about systemic inequities within the structures of our education system in Alberta?4 min read·Oct 13, 2019--1--1
Dan ScratchA Radical LoveI just finished listening to the heartbreaking podcast “Finding Cleo”. Without giving too much away, the podcast details the story of a…5 min read·Sep 23, 2019----