In early June, I was invited to participate as a respondent in strategic planning sessions hosted by the Alberta Teachers’ Association (the ATA). Organizers scheduled this deep thinking to coincide with Education Minister Dave Hancock’s release of the Inspiring Education Report. Newfoundland-born and U.K.-resident, Gwynne Dyer , was the key-note speaker. My job was to [...]
Political Vigilance – Part 1
Monday, July 5th, 2010“The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.” American President Thomas Jefferson is often given credit for this pithy quote. Don’t take freedom or liberty for granted. These are values that are only preserved with vigilance. Two-hundred years later, Jefferson’s advice is still relevant: “The price of freedom,” Archbishop Desmond Tutu likes to remind his fellow [...]