By Paul W Bennett

Paul W. Bennett, Ed.D., is Director, Schoolhouse Institute, Halifax, N.S., and Adjunct Professor of Education, Saint Mary’s University. His latest book is The State of the System: A Reality Check on Canada’s Schools (2020).

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The 'big shift' is coming for pandemic schooling

Leading global think tanks were the first to confront “the new normal” and it’s now being embraced by those once thought least likely to change their scripts: Canada’s provincial public health officers.

Paul W Bennett - January 12, 2022

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Why education policy is failing us in COVID-19 Times

The idea that prioritizing academic achievement is at odds with student well-being is not defensible.

Paul W Bennett - October 28, 2021

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Paul W. Bennett: Time to kill the ‘zombie idea’ that learning loss doesn’t matter

Zombie ideas beliefs about policy that have been repeatedly refuted with evidence and analysis but refuse to die.

Paul W Bennett - October 6, 2021