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The newsletter archives below contain a wealth of interesting and informative material on a wide range of educational topics. Here is just a tiny sample of the topics covered.
- Why are girls learning to read better than boys - and how can the boys be helped?
- How did each Ontario school board fare on the provincial tests? Which ones are the biggest spenders?
- Is there an easy cure for attention deficit disorder?
- Where are school councils working well - and why?
- Should high schools be semestered?
- Can your students spell at grade level?
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March 2005. Full contents. From the president: Learning from testing.
December 2004. Full contents. From the president: Ignoring the messenger.
September 2004. Full contents.
From the president: Thoughts on another school year.
June 2004 Editorial page—Feature: Dyslexia or Disteachia? Reading problems are rarely the result of a biological abnormality.
March 2004 Editorial page—Feature: Edmonton Fights Back.
A case study from Alberta on the galvanizing effects of school choice.
December 2003 Editorial page—Feature: Not-So-Special Education.
Here is from-the-heart testimony about the impact of poor teaching on students’ lives.
September, 2003 Editorial page—Feature: The Myth of Ability.
All children, except possibly the severely-disabled, can be led to think mathematically.
June, 2003 Editorial page—Feature: Magical Number Seven.
A sound base of knowledge is needed to overcome the limitations of working memory.
March, 2003 Editorial page—Feature: Naturally Wrong.
Young children can learn some things effortlessly, but other learning must be taught.
December 2002 Editorial page—Feature: The Well Trained Mind.
September 2002 Editorial page—Feature: Stand and Deliver.
The treatment of this brilliant teacher highlights much that is wrong with public schooling.
June 2002 Editorial page—Feature: The Data on
Calculators: There is no evidence to justify the widespread use of calculators in classrooms.
March 2002 Editorial page—Feature: Straight from the Heart:
It is possible for at-risk children to become fluent readers painlessly and happily.
December 2001 Editorial page—Feature: The Gifts of The Magi:
Literate people don’t need special programs to teach them life skills.
September 2001 Editorial page—Feature: Brain Building: The
best way to overcome learning difficulties is to exercise the most weakened functions.
June 2001 Editorial page—Feature: Dutch Treat:
Funding religious schools in the Netherlands has led to religious integration. Also: Saving
Inner City Schools.
March 2001 Editorial page—Feature: Revving up on
Ritalin: Ritalin feels like speed to the person taking it but looks like a sedative to observers.
December 2000 Editorial page—Feature: Hard Science: Ontario
students are several years behind Alberta students in science.
September 2000 Editorial page—Feature: The Pending Teacher
Shortage: The government should allow alternative routes to teacher certification.