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Michael Zwaagstra
Michael Zwaagstra is a public high school teacher and a senior fellow with the Fraser Institute. He is the author of “A Sage on the Stage: Common Sense Reflections on Teaching and Learning.”
Michael Zwaagstra: The BC Government Should Take a Firm Stand on Student Safety
Victoria trustees should not be allowed to cancel the police liaison officer program when the evidence shows that ...
Viewpoints
June 5, 2026
Michael Zwaagstra: Ontario Should Crack Down on Excessive Screen Time in Schools
Commentary At a recent news conference, Ontario Education Minister Paul Calandra said the Ford government may soon ban ...
Viewpoints
May 23, 2026
Michael Zwaagstra: Ontario Government Right to Make Attendance Count for Marks
Commentary Imagine you own a business and an employee regularly fails to show up for work. What would ...
Viewpoints
May 12, 2026
Michael Zwaagstra: Schools Are Teaching Reading Wrong and Our Kids Are Falling Behind
Without background knowledge of history, science, and civics, students can’t make sense of what they read.
Viewpoints
April 25, 2026
Michael Zwaagstra: How Schools Can Adapt to New AI Reality
Commentary Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates recently made a bold prediction. He said artificial intelligence (AI) will replace teachers ...
Viewpoints
January 20, 2026
Michael Zwaagstra: Believe It or Not, the US Could Learn From Canada and Scrap Its Education Department
Commentary U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon is partially dismantling her own department. This isn’t something cabinet secretaries ...
Viewpoints
December 31, 2025
Michael Zwaagstra: How Education Bureaucracy Is Forcing Split Classes in Ontario
Commentary If there’s one thing that most parents and teachers agree about, it’s that split classes, where students ...
Viewpoints
November 28, 2025
Michael Zwaagstra: One Bad Decision Can Ruin a Teacher’s Career
One careless choice and a teaching career can unravel, leaving students and parents to deal with the fallout.
Viewpoints
November 18, 2025
Michael Zwaagstra: Students Should Read Entire Books—Not Just Excerpts
Commentary Suppose you asked a movie critic whether they watched the latest blockbuster movie they critiqued in their ...
Viewpoints
November 8, 2025
Michael Zwaagstra: Screening Tools Alone Won’t Improve Reading Skills of BC Students
Commentary Reading skills are on the decline among students in British Columbia. For example, according to data from ...
Viewpoints
October 21, 2025
Michael Zwaagstra: So-called ‘Gradeless Learning’ Fails Both Students and Taxpayers
Commentary School is back in session, and it won’t be long before students start writing unit tests, which ...
Opinion
September 24, 2025
Michael Zwaagstra: Schools Should Keep AI in Its Proper Place
Commentary At the dawn of a new school year, the issue of artificial intelligence (AI) looms large. But ...
Viewpoints
August 27, 2025
Michael Zwaagstra: This Policy Will Cause More Problems in Ontario Schools
Commentary Does everyone need the same education? It depends. If we’re talking about elementary school, the answer is ...
Viewpoints
July 17, 2025
Michael Zwaagstra: Giving More Tax Dollars to Education Faculties Won’t Solve Ontario’s Teacher Shortage
Commentary The school year is over but a hard fact remains—Ontario is experiencing a significant teacher shortage. And ...
Viewpoints
June 28, 2025
Michael Zwaagstra: BC Parents and Students Deserve Report Cards They Can Understand
Commentary As the school year winds down, students across British Columbia will receive their final report cards for ...
Viewpoints
June 8, 2025
Michael Zwaagstra: Students Can’t Use AI to Cheat on Standardized Tests
Catching cheaters is nearly impossible—and it’s getting even harder as AI gets increasingly sophisticated.
Viewpoints
June 6, 2025
Michael Zwaagstra: Ontario Should Shorten Teacher Education Programs
Commentary The Ontario government is considering a major change to teacher education. Since 2015, prospective teachers have had ...
Viewpoints
May 23, 2025
Michael Zwaagstra: Ontario Should Take Harder Line Against Renegade School Boards
Commentary It’s about time. After years of profligate spending, ongoing budget deficits, and declining test scores in Ontario, ...
Viewpoints
May 21, 2025
Michael Zwaagstra: Time to Scrap ‘Discovery Learning’ and Return to Time-Tested Math Instruction
Commentary Canadian students are struggling academically. Math scores on the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) declined by ...
Viewpoints
May 6, 2025
Michael Zwaagstra: Vancouver School Board Makes Right Decision By Dropping Its ‘Living Wage’ Scheme
Commentary Vancouver School Board (VSB) trustees plan to correct an error they made back in 2022. Come this ...
Viewpoints
April 28, 2025
Michael Zwaagstra: School Trustees Shouldn’t Force Schools to Hand Over Fundraising Revenues
Commentary Robin Hood was famous for one thing—robbing from the rich and giving to the poor. This approach ...
Viewpoints
April 17, 2025
Michael Zwaagstra: Schools Should Focus on Academics, Not Environmental Activism
Commentary Imagine you were to ask a random group of Canadian parents to describe the primary mission of ...
Viewpoints
April 9, 2025
Michael Zwaagstra: BC Schools Should Teach Canadian History—the Bad and the Good
Commentary Due to President Trump’s tariff war, tensions are high between Canada and the United States. Many Canadians ...
Viewpoints
April 4, 2025
Michael Zwaagstra: Toronto Students Suffering Under Woke School Board
Commentary The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) is the largest school board in Canada. It might also be ...
Viewpoints
March 31, 2025
Michael Zwaagstra: Ontario Parents Deserve More Education Options
Commentary If you’re a parent with kids in the Toronto District School Board (TDSB), with its woke indoctrination, ...
Viewpoints
March 12, 2025
Michael Zwaagstra: We Need More Textbooks and Fewer Tablets in Schools
Commentary If you walk into a typical school classroom, there’s a good chance you’ll see plenty of electronic ...
Viewpoints
February 27, 2025
Michael Zwaagstra: Here’s How to Address Canada’s Teacher Shortage
Commentary Teacher shortages are occurring across the country. As a result, many school boards are hiring non-certified teachers ...
Viewpoints
February 19, 2025
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