A lesson from Barack Obama
Education is vitally important, so why not pay good teachers more, jettison the bad ones?
By MOIRA MACDONALD, The Toronto Sun
March 23rd, 2009
Extra pay for teachers who get results. Dumping bad teachers who never get better. Expansion of charter schools. A longer school day.
This is not a review of George W. Bush’s [...]
A few years ago the then Chair of the Toronto District School Board, Sheila Ward and I had dinner with the former Superintendent of Education for the Edmonton School Board, Angus McBeath. He was in town and we thought it would be interesting to have a discussion with him about education. To say the evening was intriguing, animated, delightful and inspiring was an understatement. His words and passion about education still resonate in my mind today…(click on title to view entire post)
I became a public school trustee 5 years ago because I firmly believe in a strong public education system. The education of our youth is one of my strongest passions. If we don’t get it right with our children they, along with society will suffer. Through this studio blog I will be posting articles of interest and intrigue about education. From articles about the importance of the arts in education to “choice” and the ability of parents to participate and decide on the kind of education they want for their children.
By: Editorial – Toronto Star, 10/19/2006
This is an edited excerpt of a speech that Senator Hugh Segal gave at a tribute dinner for Annie Kidder of People for Education:…
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The work “Angel in the Forest’ took me over 5 years to complete. It began as a simple idea to do a landscape of the forest in my backyard on the Scarborough Bluffs that overlook Lake Ontario. You get the most incredible fog that rolls up through the ravine off the lake that I wanted to capture in a very [...]
When you hear the term “angel” what do you visualize or think of ? If you are of the 70’s and late 90’s generation you may well think of “Charlies Angels”. How often have you referred to someone, whether a child or someone close, “you are my angel”, or my “precious angel” ? Have you ever been in [...]
I began this “Venice” painting last summer shortly after finishing “The Angel in the Forest” and after spending some time in this magical Italian city a few years back, The entire city is a canvas waiting to be painted. This work is a large canvas, @ 110 x 60 inches (280 x 150centimeters). Here you [...]
I want to welcome you to my Studio and blog. In these pages I will bring you into my studio to watch my creative process and to be a part of some of my works in progress. When I look at a piece of art in a gallery or museum I am always fascinated with the technique along with the [...]