Paul W. Bennett: The younger generations are increasingly distracted, anxious, and commitment-averse. How concerned should we be?
27 August 2025
‘Bending the knee’: Former Canadian ambassador on Prime Minister Carney’s misguided trip to China
Disabled Canadians deserve more support from a stingy federal government
Fault Lines: Confronting Canada’s widening rifts
‘A politically motivated prosecution’: Did Donald Trump just declare war on the U.S. Federal Reserve?
Only the richest Canadians are able to afford homes—it’s time to free the market: DeepDive
‘Bending the knee’: Former Canadian ambassador on Prime Minister Carney’s misguided trip to China
Disabled Canadians deserve more support from a stingy federal government
Fault Lines: Confronting Canada’s widening rifts
‘A politically motivated prosecution’: Did Donald Trump just declare war on the U.S. Federal Reserve?
Only the richest Canadians are able to afford homes—it’s time to free the market: DeepDive
Paul W. Bennett
Paul W. Bennett, Ed.D., is director of the Schoolhouse Institute, a senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, and author of Weapons of Mass Distraction: Curbing Social Media Addiction and Reclaiming the Smartphone Generation.
Paul W. Bennett: With AI taking over classrooms, it’s time to go old school again
20 June 2025
Paul W. Bennett: Want our youth to be informed and care about Canada? It’s time to prioritize civic education
14 March 2025
Paul W. Bennett: Canada’s schools are sitting ducks for cybersecurity attacks
5 February 2025
Paul W. Bennett: Canada is losing its education edge
17 January 2025
Paul W. Bennett: Students skipping class is nothing new, but teachers missing school is a growing problem too
13 November 2024
Paul W. Bennett: Who are the new homeschoolers? Young urban secular parents are transforming the home education frontier
15 October 2024
Paul W. Bennett: Inclusive education is an illusion in post-pandemic schools. Too often, it’s simply giving up on kids
23 September 2024
Paul W. Bennett: AI is taking over our classrooms. What are we going to do about it?
3 September 2024
Paul W. Bennett: Our kids need a social media detox—what Canada can learn from France’s school cellphone ban
17 June 2024
Paul W. Bennett: You shouldn’t get a participation award for failing high school
14 March 2024
Paul W. Bennett: How a progressive new math craze is failing students
27 February 2024
Paul W. Bennett: Is school becoming optional? More students than ever are missing class post-COVID
26 January 2024
Paul W. Bennett: No past, no future—How Canada’s historical amnesia is dooming our democracy
15 December 2023
Paul W. Bennett: World-class no more: This global reading test highlights the damage of Ontario’s school closures
12 June 2023
Paul W. Bennett: Therapeutic education is no substitute for academic learning
27 March 2023
Paul W. Bennett: New Brunswick tried to ram through French immersion reforms. Here’s why it failed
8 February 2023
Paul W. Bennett: Are pandemic effects and progressive discipline policies turning classrooms violent?
5 December 2022
Paul W. Bennett: ‘TikTok Brain’ is killing students’ ability to learn
19 September 2022
Paul W. Bennett: Restorative justice is turning Canada’s classrooms into group therapy sessions
15 June 2022
