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MOMENTS — a lesson for someone who always has a fucking opinion

MOMENTS — a lesson for someone who always has a fucking opinion


Recently I had the opportunity to attend the 50th anniversary of my grammar school — Sir Wilfrid Laurier Public School. 

It wasn't a reunion per se but more of an invitation to come visit the school, celebrate its 50 years in the community, and spend three hours getting lost in the memories of my childhood.


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the stronger your writing is!I visited my grade one classroom, saw the office where I got the strap (for throwing snowballs up in the air and letting them land on my head no less), and looked out over a lonely baseball diamond where we played ball at lunch — all against the backdrop of how students are being taught today compared to the fuzzy memories of my past.

In my old grade six classroom I saw something on the wall worth a second (and even a third) look —  it was a piece of chart paper that offered insight on OPINION (written with the steady hand of a teacher, and looked surprisingly like it could have been written fifty years ago).


In a world of so called fake news, opinion that masquerades as news, a constant stream of information that's impossible to sift through, and bullshit jamming up the internet, I was encouraged to see (up on the board in big letters and bright colours) that opinion is more than something that's simply said (usually many times and very loudly) until sadly, it becomes believable fact.

As someone who is quick with an opinion, this piece of chart paper offered insight on OPINION that was a clear reminder (and lesson) for what makes up a good opinion — and anything less (in my opinion) is just adding to the bullshit that is jamming up the internet. 


It is true when they say you are never too old to learn (or relearn) something — and it's definitely more fun when you are learning it with the memories of a 10 year old boy.


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Graham🐝 Edwards

6 years ago #8

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Thanks for the comment and playing the guessing game Claire L Cardwell... so close but nope : )

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6 years ago #7

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Thanks for the insights Preston \ud83d\udc1d Vander Ven... I like the scientific methodology for sure...

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6 years ago #6

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Thanks for the comment Harvey Lloyd

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6 years ago #5

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Thanks for the comment and playing the guessing game Franci\ud83d\udc1dEugenia Hoffman, beBee Brand Ambassador... nice guess, but nope... : )

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6 years ago #4

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Thanks Ren\u00e9e \ud83d\udc1d Cormier... I'm the cute lookin' one... lol

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6 years ago #3

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Thanks for the comment and perspective Jim Murray

Harvey Lloyd

6 years ago #2

Maybe it's time to go back to grammar school and relearn the OREO principals. Great post by Graham\ud83d\udc1d Edwards

Jim Murray

6 years ago #1

We were all taught the same clear lessons back then. Trouble is it takes a certain amount of a very specific talent to make them second nature. Most people don't have that talent. And so they just kinds stumble along wondering why nothing is happening.

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