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Make Love Not War
In an ongoing discussion of Not a Perfect World, John pleads "Read carefully, be thoughtful, be informed....be civil, be polite, and do not badmouth those who would wish to be your allies". I could not agree more.
School for Thought is a place where people with an interest in education can exchange views and information. I'm very pleased to say that we have contributors with all kinds of perspectives - parent, teacher, union, reading specialist, administrator, taxpayer, and more. I learn something new about education from our commenters just about every day. I hope that those who participate in our blog will see it as an way to update and enrich their own understanding of this very important topic. Zingers, put-downs, and categorical statements serve to shut down a valuable exchange of information. I know of at least two very knowledgeable and sympathetic people who have walked away because of our antagonistic atmosphere. We are the less for it.
Now we have John who is willing to give us an insider's view of an Ontario faculty of education. Wow! This is great! Just read John's latest on how the textbook approval process operates in Ontario. Who knew how random it is! I had no idea. Now I'm thinking textbook selection would be better left to the marketplace.
With Valentine's Day coming up, I therefore send you all this valentine. We really do need you and value you, all of you, and we sincerely hope you will need and value each other just as much.