Yet Another New Education Minister Tries To Tame The Beasts! A new Minister of Education – the fifth in 9 years – has just been appointed (Oct 25/10) in British Columbia, Canada. The field of education reform is rife with pitfalls – lurking dangers and ferocious adversaries. Any education… Read more
Regional School Boards Dysfunctional
Are Current Models of Education Delivery Dysfunctional? (by Tunya Audain 100315, comment to blog Food For Thought (SQE) on topic: The Dance of the Lemons 100314 re: Newsweek cover story – Why We Must Fire Bad Teachers (Mar 15/10) Many of the comments in this Newsweek story say the very… Read more
Teacher Unions Under the Light – Long Overdue
If it wasn’t for the “perception” that the BC Teachers Union (BCTF) was dominating the BC College of Teachers (BCCT) we would not have the benefit being enjoyed now of scrutinizing our teacher unions, particularly in BC. In America there have been tons of books blaming the teacher unions… Read more
“Waiting for Superman”, the Movie, Comes to Vancouver
Yes, this is a movie about American education, but because its theme is the betrayal of public education by teacher unions we should pay attention. Our unions in Canada also seriously oppose education reform and parental and student choice whenever and wherever possible. The Vancouver International Film Festival has… Read more
Home Education – The Quiet Revolution
Home Education: The Quiet Revolution In British Columbia we have a College of Teachers which has oversight over education, competence, complaints, etc. On June 4, 2010, I made a 5 minute presentation to acquaint the College of the value and validity of home education. I emphasized that home education: a)… Read more