Joel Westheimer
@joelwestheimer
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I'm an education columnist for CBC Radio and professor of democracy and education. I split my time between Ottawa, Canada and New York City.
Ottawa, Canada / New York City
Joined February 2012
Education is not rocket science. And by that, I mean it is infinitely more complicated. Orbital speeds and gravitational pull may vary, but children vary more. Compared to teaching, rocket science is child’s play.
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RT @uniworldnews: How to teach students hope when democracy is retreating writes @JoelWestheimer @uOttawaEdu.@uOttawa ..
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RT @uOttawaEdu: 💬 @JoelWestheimer aborde les défis de l'enseignement de l'espoir et de l'engagement civique face au recul de la démocratie.….
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RT @uOttawaEdu: 💬 @JoelWestheimer discusses the challenges of teaching hope and civic engagement when democracy is retreating. He highlight….
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RT @scottsearle: Im thrilled to hang out with @joelwestheimer and his @uOttawaEdu students to talk about my experience with the evolving ro….
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It may be difficult to be hopeful these days, but I wrote this anyway.
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RT @PublicEdBC: Thanks to @ConversationCA and @joelwestheimer for this very important and timely article on teaching democracy and civic en….
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Join us for the webinar "Let's Talk Common Sense: Reclaiming Common Sense for a Livable Future". Registration is free. Panelists include Astra Taylor, Bill McKibben, Candis Callison and Barbara Leckie!.
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Please join me and others including @billmckibben, Barbara Leckie and Astra Taylor (@astradisastra) for this webinar and podcast launch: Let’s Talk ‘Common Sense’: Reclaiming Common Sense for a Livable Future. Registration is free. 850 registrants so far!.
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Documentary called Unrigged re democracy and how to fix it. This link jumps to one of the parts I'm in (😀), but the whole multi-part documentary series is terrific. @tvo @uOttawaEdu @uOttawa.
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RT @uOttawaEdu: 📝 « Le défi réside dans le fait de s’assurer qu’une telle exposition [aux mouvements sociaux] favorise la pensée critique p….
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RT @uOttawaEdu: "The challenge lies in ensuring that such exposure [to social movements] promotes critical thinking rather than inadvertent….
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RT @Spencerpress: That pending uOttawa faculty strike is about much more than money, writes @joelwestheimer #ottnews @uOttawa @OttawaCitize….
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I attended the 1981 Simon & Garfunkel concert in Central Park with dear friends who are still friends today. But this one song is so heart-breakingly appropriate for the moment. Simon wrote it shortly after Nixon was elected. Listen to it in your grief.
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RT @shannonrwatts: In the voting booth, women still have the right to choose. New and important ad from @VoteCommon featuring Julia Roberts….
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