There are bits of red here and there at the cottage.
Unfortunately, this Economist cover for Sept. 21-27, has an unmistakably red section, too, representing how much we have worsened temperature creep since the 1990s. Even The Economist admits: “It [climate change] is not a problem that can be put off for a few decades. It is here and now. … Its losses are already there and often mourned – on drab landscapes where the glaciers have died and on reefs bleached of their coral colours. Delay means that mankind will suffer more harm and face a vastly more costly scramble to make up for lost time.”
We all know I love giraffes. So does this woman: Dr. Anne Innis Dagg was the world’s first giraffe biologist. She studied giraffes in the wild before Jane Goodall studied chimps in the wild.
cbc.ca
I just read an article about her in Canadian Geographic and found her to be an amazing person, scientist and conservationist. Val tried to get us tickets to see the movie about her, The Woman Who Loves Giraffes, but they were rightly sold out.
Our beloved giraffes are at-risk. We should all care.
And look who she has at her home!
https://www.waterloochronicle.ca/whatson-story/9044305–the-woman-who-loves-giraffes-at-princess-cinema-nov-27-to-dec-2/
Hello new students. I’m Ms. Gluskin, your World History teacher.
Ms. G in Hagersville, Ontario on her recent bike trip.
I like history, horses (I am a wannabe dressage rider), cats (I have two), bike-riding (only in the summer), and reading (mostly non-fiction). I am married to a wonderful guy named Val. I do not have a smartphone. Yes, you read that correctly.
This is Shadow. There are plenty of pictures of my other cat, Richard, on this blog so I won’t put one here.
I usually try to think of something interesting for students to do to introduce themselves to me rather than the standard questionnaire.
This year I’m going to try a new activity. First, I’d like you to pick a website or YouTube video related to history (a time or place you’re interested in). Then, I’d like you to mull over why you think this site or video is (or is not) reliable.
Be prepared to discuss it tomorrow.
That’s it. See you in class tomorrow.
Ms. G
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