“Children should be given a voice not only about the means of learning but also the ends, the why as well as the what.” — Alfie Kohn In an education world dominated by mandated curricula and standardized testing, it is… Continue Reading
I think it was Mark Twain who wrote, “I never let schooling get in the way of my education”. Unfortunately, Twain had a point; there are skills that you need to do well in order to “do” school well in… Continue Reading
As a teacher I never paid much attention to the annual Fraser Institute Rankings; when our school did well, people applauded and when our school fared poorly, people raised questions. The interesting part for me was that we had the… Continue Reading