Thursday, June 30, 2011

Money, politics and teaching

The first paragraph says it all ...

"Even with a $1.3-billion decrease in the 2010 deficit, the province says it won't restore $100 million to the education budget for teachers' salaries."


I wonder how many teachers and school staff voted PC in the last election.

Friday, June 24, 2011

Net Generation

Should school be a place where we mimic the multitasking environment or should it be a place where we slow things down, teach students to read and write complete words, sentences and paragraphs?

Friday, June 17, 2011

Education vs common sense

Being an educated, intelligent person does not mean that you have any common sense.



Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Government infrastructure dept. got it right

It is not very often I find myself on the side of the government but spending money now to build or renovate schools is right on.

The province has announced a spending blitz to build new schools across the province and renovate many older schools. It will cost huge amounts of money in the short term but money well spent.

Alberta is on the verge of an economic boom and when that is underway, the cost of construction goes up. Oil companies and other businesses will be expanding. The construction companies will be busy; supply and demand will push the cost of construction up.

It is prudent and fiscally responsible to build and renovate now.