Jan 6, 20153 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,...
Nov 28, 20145 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, 20147 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....
May 21, 20146 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 14, 20149 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...
Apr 16, 20145 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...
Mar 27, 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 5, 20141 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...
Jan 8, 20148 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...
Nov 29, 20138 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...