on education archive

"In May of 2003 The Fraser Institute, generally regarded as a right-wing think-tank, released the Report Card on British Columbia's Elementary Schools...The document goes on to rank British Columbia's elementary schools. I am a proud teacher who works at a school that ranked 791 out of over 800 schools..."

"When anyone finds out that I am a teacher, I prepare myself to be lead into an argument. Then, when I reveal that I am a Kindergarten teacher, it gets worse. There is a perception that teachers are lazy, and that Kindergarten teachers are the worst..."