Reading Time: 3 minutes Universities should bring young people into the disciplines and rigours of an examined life, into the habits of careful thinking
Category: Education
A fundamental flaw at the centre of the Truth and Reconciliation report
Reading Time: 3 minutes The commission seems to have begun its work with a conclusion in mind, then spent six years and more than $60 million amassing evidence to support it
Real education reform long overdue in Ontario
Reading Time: 3 minutes But the Progressive Conservatives promise nothing more than a disappointing package that ensures education status quo in the province
When speech isn’t free, society pays a high price
Reading Time: 3 minutes A recent incident at the University provides a glimpse of what the future may hold for Canadian post-secondary education – and it ain’t pretty
How to spark entrepreneurship in students
Reading Time: 3 minutes Students should be encouraged to think beyond their own thesis research project and consider other options – such as entrepreneurship – for their career
Giving teachers a voice in crafting a better education system
Reading Time: 3 minutes Considering the emphasis placed on critical thinking in schools, it’s ironic that teacher development minimizes debate and emphasizes conformity
The dark, Machiavellian side of academia
Reading Time: 2 minutes Overlooked by the mass media and given almost free rein, the academic world is a haven for bullies and antisocial behaviour
New math doesn’t add up but can something be done?
Reading Time: 3 minutes Saskatchewan’s new education minister wants a back-to-basics approach to math instruction that would give students much-needed skills
Alberta’s sex-ed showdown
Reading Time: 3 minutes In a tolerant, civil society, we embrace a diversity of beliefs. But we need to take care that society’s core values aren’t undermined by religious beliefs
Alberta’s independent schools provide needed choice, value
Reading Time: 3 minutes Despite activist claims, most independent schools in Alberta are not bastions for the rich, but they do fill a critical education niche