(Part 2) Top products from r/halifax

I used to teach the GED. I'm a certified teacher in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, with my education focusing on early years (Primary to 6) but having 3 years experience teaching math and sciences at the high school level. I also tutor 9-12 math, including advanced 10 and 11.

GoNSSAL.ca is the NS School for Adult Learning website. You can find out when the courses are offered and when the tests are as well. If you are a good self-motivator, you can buy the GED book here or this one here. I used both when teaching, but more the white/red one for some reason. They have great chapter summaries and practice tests.

If you need help with any of the math/science I am more than willing to help you. I can post videos to YouTube with explanations of concepts, email you extra worksheets, correct stuff you've done, or type out clarifications on things you might not get.

Best of luck with whatever you decide. I've seen some amazing people graduate the GED class, obtain their GED, and move on to some really great stuff. Some do it just to get it. Others want better jobs. Whatever the reason, you have help!

Ninja edit: If anyone else needs help, PM me. I love teaching math, so it's not a great deal of trouble. Or questions regarding the course/material/etc.

Not to dissuade you from Halifax - heck, I live here - but your impression of Alberta a "the most socially conservative part of Canada" might be factually correct but it is completely different from the socially conservative parts of the USA. For example if you take the book Fire and Ice out of the library, you will see a decade's worth of polling and statistics showing that, not only are the values of Canadians and Americans measurably diverging over time, but that the values and ideas of the most conservative parts of Canada (Alberta & Saskatchewan) are more socially liberal than even the most socially progressive parts of the USA (New England). Plus, the values of the average Canadian, even in Alberta, are much more akin to the values of US millennials than they are to the average American, so you would theoretically be somewhat (socially) comfortable with attitudes and ideas of people around you even if you found yourself in Calgary.

So I wouldn't worry too much about it.

Really interested, actually! But I'm curious about a few things:

When exactly will it start in January? And when will it end? Will it be in the evenings? Which days of the week?

Will we need a text book? I have a Dover book on basic analysis already which I haven't cracked open.

Where will the class be held?

I had an incredibly hard time with calculus as a university student. I took it 5 times because I kept dropping it or withdrawing or not getting a passing grade. I almost got kicked out of my program because I pushed the limits of how many times I could repeat the course. There was a general disinterest on my part, but now, almost 10 years later, I am much more fascinated and genuinely interested in math, number theory, and also in many ways, analysis.

I started reading a book recently that finally explained what calculus actually was in simple terms. I feel like it's the first time that was ever done for me and I can say that helped my interest.

Anyway, I'd really hope to attend your class! The reason I'm curious about exact start date is that I'll be away from the HRM until mid-January. And it's a bummer to miss the first few classes of anything!

You could try Polly Cove, Granite Ridge or Crowbar Lake, all of which are in the HRM. Gaff Point in Lunenburg, the Kenomee trail system in Colchester County, the area around and including Hayes Cave in Maitland, and High Head in the Wentworth Valley are all great, but they're at least an hours drive, so maybe too far for you. If you're looking to do quite a bit of hiking or find new places I can recommend Hiking Trails of Nova Scotia or checking out the authors Blog.

Edit- On second thought, pretty much everything I said is kind of far away, but the other peoples recommendations here are great.

As far as tutorials go, YouTube is your friend. There's got to be thousands of fly tying videos on there.

As far as reference materials go, The Fly-Tying Bible by Peter Gathercole is a pretty good resource and place to get inspiration from. It has very clear pictures of the steps for making common flies.

As far as materials go you have a number of options in Halifax. The Walmart and Canadian Tire stores in Dartmouth crossing have fly-tying material and tools. The largest selection of fly-tying material (to my knowledge) in the city is Cabela's/Bass Pro Shops.

Pre-make your meals. I have to do that. I'll make a pot of chili (in the winter) and use that in differing ways for the week.

There's a cookbook that I LOVE for easy cooking (even though it's made for students):

https://www.amazon.ca/World-Student-Cooks-easy-make/dp/1459504550

She offers different options to make things veggie friendly.. and suggestions for different meals out of a pot. She's the best.

Just so you know, you don't need to struggle through wait lists or high costs to get effective treatment.

The research on anxiety interventions suggests that self-help books that take you through the steps of CBT are just as effective as individual interventions with a practitioner.

The book that is usually recommended to people suffering from anxiety is The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook , which can be found at most of the libraries in Halifax.

However, if you cannot motivate yourself to work through a book like the one I've mentioned, working with a psychologist would be best. You will need to contact Capital Health and get a choice appointment, which will triage you into an intervention strategy. Most likely, you will be placed in a group for social anxiety that will meet every few weeks at the clinic on Bayers road.

Alternatively, you could seek private help. There are a significant number of private psychs in Halifax and there isn't really an effective way to determine who would be a good match for you. This is why the choice appointment is used in the public mental health system.

I highly recommend the following book: http://www.amazon.com/Exploring-Nova-Scotia-Adventures-Activities/dp/0887809030

It's got a lot of non-tourist advice and general "here's a cool spot" type things. Most of my time in CB has spent going to random spots, so it's hard to give specific advice.

That book goes all over NS so not all of it will be relevant, but compared to the cost of your total trip it's pretty minimal ;-)

I had a friend who went through the program. I don't think there was a pre-assessment as Academic Math itself is a prerequisite to other stuff, but don't take my word as law on that. The course resource appears [to be here] (https://www.nscc.ca/learning_programs/programs/PlanDescr.aspx?prg=ACC&pln=ACCONNECT) and doesn't mention pre-assessments. [This PDF] (http://gonssal.ca/documents/AcadMathIVCurr2010.pdf) should cover a fair bit of what the course is about.

As an aside, [this book] (https://www.amazon.ca/Practical-Algebra-Self-Teaching-Peter-Selby/dp/0471530123) is a fantastic way to get yourself up to speed on algebra. I can't recommend it highly enough.

The map itself was produced by a publisher in germany: http://www.kalimedia.com/Atlas_of_True_Names_Canada.html

but appeared in (the very excellent) Best American Infographics 2014 http://www.amazon.ca/The-Best-American-Infographics-2014/dp/0547974515

I just finished a book yesterday so that's perfect, I could do with some good fiction.

https://www.amazon.ca/True-Believer-Thoughts-Nature-Movements/dp/0060505915/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1495212440&sr=8-1&keywords=the+true+believer

The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements

A lot of people are on here oddly

https://www.amazon.ca/Waterfalls-new-Nova-Scotias-Masterpieces/dp/1551099497

Two possible resources: the book 'Non-Designer's Design Book', which has a 4th edition out soon: http://www.amazon.ca/Non-Designers-Design-Book-4th/dp/0133966151/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1409784109&sr=1-2&keywords=non+designer%27s+design+book

And the Lynda.com website has a lot of courses if you want more specific tool-based resources. It might fit your need of something more structured but at a lot lower cost...

Racism is systemic; in Canada, institutions and everyday practices benefit white people. The fact that you refer to a “ghost racist” in the system because you can’t identify any overtly “racist laws” is simply more evidence of white privilege. In other words, you don’t recognize it because if hasn’t impacted you negatively. And when I say “negative” I don’t mean being ineligible for a scholarship, as you have mentioned.

Take note of who (i.e., which races) are represented in your everyday life at Dalhousie. How diverse is your classroom? What do your professors look like, and particularly those who hold tenured/other high-ranking positions? Predominant whiteness in academic institutions, for example, does not occur by accident or from the actions of a ghost racist for that matter.

The point is, racism — while not evident to you — is woven into the fabric of academia. If you are looking for more specifics, I would direct you to this book: https://www.amazon.ca/Equity-Myth-Racialization-Indigeneity-Universities/dp/0774834889