I will never understand teachers who don’t assign the Canon If students are not exposed to Chaucer, Shakespeare, Homer, Dickens, Virgil, Dante, Austen, Twain, then when will they be exposed to this great literature? Are they just supposed to stumble upon it in their 30s?

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200 pages into Bret Easton Ellis's The Shards. Great read!!

AI is going to make everything online suspect - videos, pictures, "facts", are all questionable. Sadly, many will accept what they see without looking for verification.

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Grade Inflation: A 100 per cent Average is now possible. Four Toronto students demonstrate that #gradeinflation has hit the ceiling in the #TDSB Time for a total overhaul of student assessment standards #ONTed #cdnedc

Children need to learn boundaries and discipline from adults whose role it is to help them form good habits of mind and body. Shirking this responsibility in the name of “kindness” at home and at school was a tremendous mistake and has led to unfortunate outcomes for our society.

Who wants it? 👀 RP for your chance to win this signed Pat Freiermuth throwback jersey!

Sports: The only way to master your skills is through practice, practice, practice Music: The only way to master your instrument is through practice, practice, practice Modern ed professors: Practicing math problems is oppressive. Students need to just, like, vibe it out

Well, we had these cool things called parents who did this for my generation.

If your school is celebrating because they adopted “the science of reading” but they’re still all in on inquiry/project-based learning in math, science, & social studies it’s time to stop the celebration. Students learn best when they’re explicitly taught in ALL subjects.

Generative AI and Learning: Why ChatGPT and comparable tools are leading us astray. Where's the room for original thought and ideas? My latest National Post tackles the proliferation of AI in and outside classrooms #AIinED #edtech #cdned #ChatGPT nationalpost.com/opinion/paul-w…

AI and Thinking: AI isn't revolutionizing learning. It's mimicking original thought. My latest for ⁦National Post⁩ now posted ⁦Macdonald-Laurier Institute⁩ #AIinEd #edtech #cdned macdonaldlaurier.ca/ai-isnt-revolu…

Flannery O’Connor - from “Total Effect and the Eighth Grade”

The fastest way to kill academic standards is to make them optional. And that’s exactly what late policies, retake policies, and “grace-based” grading have done.

Schools: we’re so bold! We’re banning cell phones so students & teachers can finally get focused instruction & learning time! Also schools: we’re so innovative! We’re issuing every student a Chromebook that will be the main source of input & output. It’s so exhausting.

Three studio reels from Bob Dylan's debut album just leaked! Here's a never-heard clip of Bob covering Woody Guthrie's "Ramblin' Round" in the 1961 sessions.