TED Talks are all the rage in today’s North American education world. Since British educational visionary Sir Ken Robinson’s 2006 star turn in “Schools Kill Creativity,“ the short You Tube video talks have become a staple at most provincial teachers’ conferences and local Professional Development Days. … More
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The Curiosity of School: Do Schools Kill Curiosity?
Thinking deeply about the story of public schooling can land you in trouble. That’s why Zander Sherman’s first book, The Curiosity of School: Education and the Dark Side of the Enlightenment could well be the most stimulating Canadian contribution to the Great Education Debate in decades. … More
Children are not railroad cars
voicEd.ca has invited Canadian bloggers writing about education to post their “best” entry of 2012. This may a piece of writing to which they feel particularly attached, something that received some good response, or an entry that got others thinking in a different way.… More
What Your Rules Say About You
voicEd.ca has invited Canadian bloggers writing about education to post their “best” entry of 2012. This may a piece of writing to which they feel particularly attached, something that received some good response, or an entry that got others thinking in a different way.… More
Education “Extras” are Really Essentials: What is Gained — and Lost — in Teacher Labour Actions?*
In 1979, the York Region Public School Board locked me out.
After reporting for school one morning, my OSSTF representative Dick Barron stopped me in the Thornlea Secondary School parking lot.… More
Islands Of Excellence
Do you ever feel like you are out there on your own make it up as you go along? Feeling like your support system is a bit rocky? That your aspirations are bigger than your circumstances can handle?… More
