We are committed not only to raising the critical issues, but to engaging the public in an active dialogue about education and current affairs. - The Chronicle Herald
Over his career, our Director has devoted much of his considerable energy and organizational capabilities to a series of ventures in the realm of educating the public. He has organized and chaired many public education forums, most notably the massive founding meeting of the Ontario Coalition for Education Reform at Toronto’s Metro Hall (January 1993).
We have a proven track record in mounting blockbuster public events. While in Montreal, Paul initiated and coordinated the highly successful Lower Canada College Speakers’ Series (1999-2005) featuring an impressive roster of outstanding national and international speakers. More recently, he was instrumental in initiating the first annual Atlantic Conference of Independent Schools (ACIS) Public Lecture and Parent Forum (January, 2007).
Under the auspices of the Schoolhouse Institute, we also plan to initiate our own series of public education events here in Halifax and potentially throughout Atlantic Canada. Stay tuned for news about our inaugural program of public events.
“If you’ve tried working with the school system, supplementing the system, and opting out the system, and you still haven’t had enough, there’s always (the option of) trying to change the system.” Malkin Dare, founder, Society for Quality Education, How to Get the Right Education for Your Child (1998)
What's New
SELLING NOVA
SCOTIA MYTHS
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Dr. Paul W. Bennett
reviewed Ian McKay
and Robin Bates'
In the Province of
History (The
Sunday Herald,
July 25, 2010)
THE KEN FELLS FIASCO - Schoolhouse Director
comments on the crisis
in The Globe and Mail
(July 22, 2010)
COMMENTARIES:
The Public Voice in Education
- Education posted
on Educhatter's Blog
(July 25, 2010)
Teens Can't Escape Torment, The
Chronicle Herald
(June 3, 2010)
Turning Around Our Schools, Progress Magazine (May 2010)
SCHOOL'S OUT, AGAIN! - Director Paul Bennett released
AIMS research report (April 13) on 'Why "Throw-away" School Days Hurt Students' (www.aims.ca)
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Educhatter on EduBlog for weekly education policy issue forums, and on
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"Canadians are properly concerned about their children's education, and Dr. Paul Bennett is well versed on the major issues. He's a veteran teacher and a respected historian who brings a vital awareness of the past as well as the present to a field in need of some serious research."
Dr. Desmond Morton, Distinguished Professor of History, McGill University, Montreal.
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