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Michael Zwaagstra: Schools Are Teaching Reading Wrong and Our Kids Are Falling Behind

Przemek Klos/ShutterstockCommentaryIf students don’t learn how to read, not much else that happens at school is going to matter.
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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...
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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...
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Michael Zwaagstra: School Trustees Shouldn’t Force Schools to Hand Over Fundraising Revenues

CommentaryRobin Hood was famous for one thing—robbing from the rich and giving to the...
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Michael Zwaagstra: Schools Should Focus on Academics, Not Environmental Activism

CommentaryImagine you were to ask a random group of Canadian parents to describe the...
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Michael Zwaagstra: BC Schools Should Teach Canadian History—the Bad and the Good

CommentaryDue to President Trump’s tariff war, tensions are high between Canada and the United...
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Michael Zwaagstra: Toronto Students Suffering Under Woke School Board

CommentaryThe Toronto District School Board (TDSB) is the largest school board in Canada. It...
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Michael Zwaagstra: Ontario Parents Deserve More Education Options

CommentaryIf you’re a parent with kids in the Toronto District School Board (TDSB), with...
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Michael Zwaagstra: We Need More Textbooks and Fewer Tablets in Schools

Commentary If you walk into a typical school classroom, there’s a good chance you’ll see...
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Michael Zwaagstra: Here’s How to Address Canada’s Teacher Shortage

CommentaryTeacher shortages are occurring across the country. As a result, many school boards are...

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Delving into One Healths vision to better protect people, animals and the planet from future health crises

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