There Is Too Much Edu-Babble – August 27, 2010
Students, parents and teachers are being overwhelmed by “edu-babble.”

Canada Trails In Legalizing Pot Debate – August 25, 2010
“Drugs, prostitution and illegal gambling are all activities that bring harm in many instances to individuals, families and communities and many feel they are immoral. But, one needs to look at the unintended consequences of prohibiting all these activities. People will always want to do these things and criminals often reap the benefits because they can provide them at exorbitant prices and people will still pay.”

A Pass Should Be Earned – August 20, 2010
We don’t automatically promote bad drivers –so why would we promote students until they’ve mastered their grade?

Let’s Get Rational About Recycling – August 16, 2010
Advocates of greater subsidies for recycling should provide hard facts on why it is the best way to lower waste management impacts in each case.

Grades Should Reflect Achievement – August 16, 2010
In an attempt to get away from “unfair” grading, too many teachers are now forced to engage in complex calculations that are no improvement on more straightforward marking.

How to Kill Traffic Congestion – August 11, 2010
Traffic in Canada could be more evenly spread out during the day the roads more efficiently—if market pricing was used.

How to Get Cheaper Rents – August 9, 2010
Canadian cities need to allow more supply on the private rental market.

Rote Learning And Practice Are Important – August 6, 2010
Music students need to practice scales and continually repeat songs until they play them correctly—so why do many teachers think rote learning has no place in the classroom?

Direct Instruction Is Good Teaching – July 30, 2010
Teachers who use direct instruction assume that students are not experts and if their misinterpretations are not corrected, then the students will have an inadequate understanding of the subject matter.

Keynes Is Still Dead – July 26, 2010
Keynes died in 1946; his ideas are long overdue for a burial as well.

Classrooms Should Be Teacher-Centered – July 23, 2010
Forget child-centered classrooms. How about teacher-centered classrooms for a change?

Some Schools Are Better Than Others – July 19, 2010
The reluctance or refusal of school boards to allow parents to choose schools for their children is especially unfair for low-income families.

Why The West Is Different – July 19, 2010
The West isn’t anything like central Canada—and there are understandable reasons as to why.

How Mainstreaming Can Hurt Disabled And Regular Students – July 15, 2010
Mainstreaming every kid may not always make sense.

Students Need More Lectures – July 14, 2010
Teachers are often discouraged from lecturing students but students in traditional classrooms outperform those taught primarily through “problem solving” techniques.

Canada’s New, Culture-Driven Abuse Of Women And Girls – July 13, 2010
Researchers must face up to the fact that “honour killings” stem from culture, and are not just another manifestation of family violence that already took place in Western societies such as Canada.

Canada Should Remember Communism’s Victims – July 12, 2010
At least eight million Canadians can trace their roots to countries where communism once thrived; it justifies a memorial to communism’s victims.

Tests Are Good For Kids – June 30, 2010
Choosing to forgo summative tests in schools would be similar to providing student drivers with several weeks of driving practice but not requiring them to actually drive a car during a driver’s test.

Want Cheap Airfares? See Europe – June 28, 2010
Airlines fares are cheapest in Europe—this thanks to competition.

Teacher Education Programs Are Part of the Problem in Education – June 23, 2010
A shift in the design of education curricula has resulted in students not getting to the higher levels of understanding the subjects that are often required in colleges and universities.