Mr+Van+Geel's+Page

Make a banner at IMAGE CHEF media type="custom" key="19287196" align="left" width="110" height="110" This is my talking VOKI Avatar. It is my way of putting myself in my digital without putting in a real photo of myself. This is a private Wiki but I think it is a good rule to be careful about what you post on the internet. It is also more fun to make yourself into a character! As you will learn below, I always wanted to be a special character. I always wanted to be a super hero! You can make lots of different characters using this list of AVATAR MAKERS.

To see my BEST FANTASTIC CONTRAPTION click here.

media type="custom" key="19287200" Here is an ANIMOTO.

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This is the Silver Surfer. When I was young I collected comic books, alot of comic books, and this was my favourite character. I still have the books I bought when I was 12 years old.



I still like comic books but my latest passion is the environment. I have studied a lot about history and I realize that we are advancing really fast, but I am concerned about the future. My childhood was great. It was simple, with fewer worries. I am concerned that my kids will have to deal with a lot of problems that we created.

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Here are two of my kids. They are better looking in person.

The Story of Stuff on youtube is a great video that explains some of the problems we are creating. I would also put a link to the video An Inconvenient Truth. It is much longer but I do think everyone should watch it. As a teacher I get to have really interesting discussions with kids about a variety of important issues. Kids are capable of some very clear thinking and I'm always surprised at just how imaginative they can be. Below is an interesting quiz created by a grade 5 student. media type="custom" key="19287228" align="center"

media type="youtube" key="aMfSGt6rHos" height="345" width="560" Here is a video I saw recently which I wanted to share.

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My favourite album when I was a teenager was Aerosmith's Greatest Hits. I am have added this graphic of Steve Tyler and Joe Perry because they look like the typical rockers from my generation. I have also added my favourite song, Dream On, which I still listen to today. They just don't make good music like this nowadays!

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I really can't give you a complete autobiography without telling you my views about food. I am a vegetarian. I don't tell people what they should eat, but I think everyone should consider what it is that they are eating. I remember asking my primary students, a few years ago, about where their food came from. Many students didn't know that hamburger, sausage, and steak came from cows and pigs. There was one little girl who didn't know where chicken came from and even today no one knows where hot dogs come from. I think we need to consider what we eat especially in a world where everything is mass produced, even food.

To be fair, I will quote a very learned author, Michael Pollan, who has written a great book about food called In Defense of Food. Mr.Pollan says simply this, EAT FOOD, NOT TOO MUCH, MOSTLY PLANTS!