Need to foster Innovating – Part II (this essay previously posted June 27, 2007; on www.selfdesign.org) Adding fuel to my previous posting on the need to foster innovation as an embedded aspect of a Canadian learning society – especially among children and youth – comes a blazing report from the Conference Board of Canada, assessing […]

Need to foster Innovating – Part II

(this essay previously posted June 27, 2007; on www.selfdesign.org) Adding fuel to my previous posting on the need to foster innovation as an embedded aspect of a Canadian learning society – especially among children and youth – comes a blazing report from the Conference Board of Canada, assessing Canada a grade of ‘D’ in … […]

If we want to innovate, we need to foster innovating

this essay originally posted in www.selfdesign.org in May 2007) “What kind of trouble is our civilization likely to encounter ahead? How can we cope, and how might we take advantage of opportunities that arise for civilization’s renewal?” – ‘The Upside of Down’, Professor Thomas Homer-Dixon (2006) “It is by logic that we prove, but by […]

RE – FSA Testing Kerfuffle

(this essay originally published on www.selfdesign.org in May 2007) Well, it’s day one of the 2007 FSA testing period. I happen to be administering these tests on behalf of grade 4 and grade 7-level learners in SelfDesign (an un-graded program), for the second year in a row. For the second consecutive year I’m also following […]

Hello and welcome to my Blog!

Hello!This blog is meant as a place to express and share BIG opinions on learning and education. What can you expect to read about here? Well, I have been working on the pioneering fringes of innovative, enthusiasm-based learning for many years, I’ve recently won a major award – a ‘2006 Prime Ministers Award for Educational […]