Distinction without a difference
Erin is right to question Doug Elliott’s attempt to split hairs between a “slowdown” and a “deceleration”. But Elliott’s parsing ranks a distant second behind Russ Marchuk in the field…
Russ Marchuk
The "Rebel" Alliance
Perhaps I’m a bit late to the party, but this is an issue that I wanted to spend a bit of time talking about since it was mentioned. In the…
Someday, this could all be ours
Sure, we know that an undue obsession with standardized testing leads to incentives for administrators and teachers to cheat in order to give the impression of improvement. But that’s nothing…
Someday, this could all be ours
Yesiree, frequent standardized testing sure does help teachers focus on what’s most important… Ms. Parks admitted to Mr. Hyde that she was one of seven teachers — nicknamed “the chosen”…
Slightly Aged Column Day
Here, on how Brad Wall’s willingness to see the long form census scrapped suggests that his government’s push toward mandatory annual standardized tests for all students can’t be explained by…
Those Who Can’t Do…
Source: CBC News: Province Won’t Limit Classroom Sizes, Minister Says There certainly is no shortage of things to talk about; from SGI motorcycle rates, to unanimous approval to move forward…