Being a teenager is hard work. For every kid that makes it to school on time without a hitch every morning - there are kids that struggle.

By Efrat Shapir Obviously, history is not boring. Even Canadian history. So why is it that students find this subject in particular so...

Parents are concerned that their children are spending too much time in front of screens. With teens using screens for an estimated...

Of course I never want your students to fail, or your teaching to be anything less than exceptional. I put forward these observations so...

This last year and a half has been beyond challenging for teenagers. Summer is here and with vaccines and numbers going down, a glimpse...

What are the pitfalls and strengths of online learning? When we venture into the online world of information, it is first and foremost a...

Education as a rite of passage There is an old saying: "If the men in a society are not initiated into it - they will destroy it." I...

A good sign that a class, course or workshop went well is when I – the facilitator – learn something from it. Last week our first...

For a while I worked with a teacher who had mastered the art of getting students involved. She often talked about the obvious fact that...

A student, who is generally not motivated about school, came to me to complain. She had a long list of points on her phone. She paced...