

THIS YEAR AND LAST
And so it was, the year of their Lord, two-thousand-six-teen. And there was a Queen, with a large jaw, and a Duke, with a pale-face,...
May 6, 20163 min read


“WEALTHIEST”
An interesting study came out the other day. It was an internal government research report comparing wealth accumulation trends by...
Feb 24, 20164 min read


EDUCATION GAP
It has been said my entire life that schools strongly favour boys while making a sport out of either passively neglecting or actively...
Oct 20, 20158 min read


THE DASH
Hamilton, Ontario. June 28, 2015. It's Sunday. Early. Summer warmth, richly saturated light, and the Carolinian morning chorus fill the...
Jun 29, 20152 min read

THE PATH MOST TRAVELLED
One of the things I love about winter is the snow; but not for the skiing or snowmobiling, for the aesthetic or even the quiet it brings,...
Jan 6, 20153 min read
LESS FOR MORE
In Canada we pay some of the highest taxes on the planet. But it’s not what you think. The personal and corporate tax rates paid to your...
Nov 28, 20145 min read


SPECTRA
“Do you often wish to be alone?” I knew I should make eye contact in this setting but, as ever, didn't. “Often,” I admitted. She went on....
Nov 28, 20147 min read


GRIND-HOUSE
[The names, faces, voices, and events of this story have been altered to protect the innocent, as well as our agents in the field.] The...
May 21, 20146 min read


CONTEXT
Weirdly, from what I’ve seen in elementary schools, kids are often told they can and should produce a perfect result in one brief...
May 14, 20149 min read
LIFE SUPPORT
Every few years non-governmental organizations re-evaluate the cost of living in major cities throughout the world. Here in Canada the...
Apr 16, 20145 min read


ASSESSING ASSESSMENT ASSIGNMENT ASSESSMENTS
Jenny: Chris, what you have quoted were all, according to your own headers, referring to Q1: benefits and drawbacks. If they are actually...
Mar 27, 20145 min read


LESSONS ON PERCEPTION
Ms. Chan, I’m writing to you to let you know that many in our class had a problem with one of the slides that was shown on Tuesday. The...
Mar 5, 20141 min read
THE PURPOSE OF EDUCATION or WHAT EVERY BRITISH COLUMBIAN NEEDS TO KNOW
British Columbia’s Ministry of Education has developed a new Education Plan. Their stated aim is to improve the provincial education...
Jan 8, 20148 min read


IN-CLASS ESSAY
To me, the entire grade-school situation appears, by design, impossibly fragmented. Where, more so than at school, are people and ideas...
Nov 29, 20138 min read


INQUIRY INTO TEACHER EDUCATION
Our year of teacher education has only begun and already we have been introduced to so many knowledgeable instructors, inspiring mentors,...
Nov 29, 201319 min read
WHAT A BUNCH OF WHEATGRASS
Last Sunday I walked in to my local grocery store where I was offered a sample of wheatgrass juice and some related promotional...
Apr 2, 20133 min read


LEST WE REMEMBER
Some say that Remembrance Day is a time when we get to celebrate our freedom, a freedom hard-won by the brave veterans who fought and...
Nov 11, 20127 min read
SOME KIND OF ANNIVERSARY
From: Journal 2002 The October phone bill arrived. Almost the entire bill was charges you incurred: $80 of the $98 total. When I gave you...
Oct 10, 20129 min read