CONTENTS: ETFO VOICE – SPRING 2016 14 10 4 FROM THE EDITOR


5 FROM THE PRESIDENT By Sam Hammond


SPRING 2016


6 FROM THE GENERAL SECRETARY By Victoria Réaume


7 YOUR FEDERATION


19 STANDING PROUD AND MOVING FORWARD


By Joanne Myers BEYOND NATASHA HENRY:


BLACK HISTORY MONTH


ELEMENTARY TEACHERS’ FEDERATION OF ONTARIO 1 45 BOOK REVIEWS


47 CROSSWORD “For the Birds” By Matt Gaffney


2 ETFO VOICE | SPRING 2016


38 REAPING THE REWARDS OF MINDFULNESS IN THE ELEMEN- TARY SCHOOL CLASSROOM By Amy Smith


40 CURRICULUM


Immigration and the Racialization of Work


WHAT KIND OF CITIZEN? EDUCATING OUR CHILDREN FOR THE COMMON GOOD


Vivian McCaffrey reviews Joel Wes- theimer’s recent book, which asks how well public schools succeed in educating responsible citizens.


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WELCOMING SYRIAN REFUGEES


Wanting to welcome the more than 1,500 Syrian refugees coming to Ottawa, teacher Shannon Gamble connected with Refugee 613 to organize a community toy drive.


PHOTO BY CHRISTINE COUSINS


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