Malcomson

Over this past week I have been confronted by several news stories that underscore the perilous times we live in when it comes to maintaining one of the key cornerstones of our society: the cost of higher education. In all three reports, the big culprit… more »

I have maintained a BC Teaching certificate for nearly thirty-eight years and have done quite nicely by it when it comes to earning power and pension benefits. For the past couple of months there was a notice for annual renewal stuck away in a file some… more »

Canadian governments and policy-makers need to take a closer look at what kind of students our education system is turning out these days. I believe stats show a preponderant number heading to universities rather than the trades. This trend probably sta… more »

If I were still teaching in northern BC, I would openly lobbying my school board for an extra week's holiday during Spring Break. As a trade-off I would have no problems working an extra fifteen minutes a day to make up for a chance to enjoy a much dese… more »

Educational leaders in New York state have got around to implementing their new teacher evaluation policy as part of the overall reform package for making schools better places to learn. According to an article in the NY Times, the results of the latest… more »

Since moving to Victoria, we've had occasion to meet up with nearly a hundred people from our past life in Victoria. Many of them are students who have moved down here for schooling and have decided to stay: Jake, Anton,Dave, Jared, et cetera. Each to a… more »

The BCTF(British Columbia Teachers' Federation)is holding its annual general meetings in Vancouver this week and things don't look all that positive going forward. Many districts have adopted an inclusion policy where individual student needs are expect… more »

Talk about joining the dots! Last night I watched the BC Boys Basketball championships in livestream and thoroughly enjoyed the game: good resolution, decent game coverage, and a tight battle on the floor. But that's not where it stopped. With the Inter… more »

Eight years ago an interesting person came into my professional career. John was one of those likeable people who had a winsome personality offset by a total lack of assertiveness or leadership verve. He was a survivor who had come north to restarting h… more »

Jason Berry, in "Render Unto Rome", describes a major disconnect between the Papal See and the various large regional church jurisdictions across North America, throughout Europe, and in the developing world. It would seem that that Roman Catholicism ha… more »