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Michael Zwaagstra

Michael Zwaagstra: Students Should Read Entire BooksNot Just Excerpts

Drazen Zigic/ShutterstockCommentarySuppose you asked a movie critic whether they watched the latest blockbuster movie they critiqued in their review. “No,” they reply, “but I saw the two-minute trailer, so that’s just as good as seeing the whole movie.” They go on to explain that...

Michael Zwaagstra: So-called ‘Gradeless Learning’ Fails Both Students and Taxpayers

CommentarySchool is back in session, and it won’t be long before students start writing unit tests, which teachers will mark and hand back with a grade.
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Michael Zwaagstra: School Trustees Shouldn’t Force Schools to Hand Over Fundraising Revenues

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Michael Zwaagstra: BC Schools Should Teach Canadian History—the Bad and the Good

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Michael Zwaagstra: Toronto Students Suffering Under Woke School Board

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Michael Zwaagstra: Ontario Parents Deserve More Education Options

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Michael Zwaagstra: We Need More Textbooks and Fewer Tablets in Schools

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Michael Zwaagstra: Here’s How to Address Canada’s Teacher Shortage

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