issues
An exercise in political activism
Today’s post was going to be in reference to yesterday’s Toronto Star’s article on homework, and specifically, the notion of homework for homeschoolers. But alas, that will have to wait. Today’s agenda is far more important than the ranting and raving of someone who (thankfully!) no longer has to witness firsthand the idiocy of most [...]
In no way, shape or form any kind of a teacher
Sorry for the unexpectedly long haitus — still having trouble getting back into life not aboard a cruise ship. I came home to a small backlog of local newspapers, and have just finished writing a letter to the editor I thought I’d share with you. The “offending” article concerned a local school who had discovered, [...]
The Law of Unintended Consequences is the only rule that works as designed
Everyone hates to follow stupid, arbitrary, unnecessary rules. But even rules that look good at first usually have unintended consequences. The latest brainchild to come out of post-secondary education circles (in the US) is a regulation that would limit the number of university courses a student is allowed to drop during their degree. Let’s put [...]