Politics and its Discontents

I have been retired from teaching high-school English for almost 20 years. When I look back, I realize how fortunate I was to have been able...

As one who taught high school for 30 years, I have always believed in the power of education. It is the best and perhaps the only way to nar...

In this blog, I try as hard as possible not to repeat myself. True, that is often a difficult objective to achieve when, with the same fas...

I came across this letter in The Hamilton Spectator yesterday. I consider the topic of feckless school administrators, operating without ...

Using the legislative power that Bill 115 provides, Ontario Education Minister Laurel Broten has announced she will impose contracts on O...

I have a confession to make: I'm a survivor of bullying. Educated in the Catholic elementary and secondary high school system, it was ...