Tag: education

  • They are blaming tech to deflect from what is really wrong with children’s education.

    Why Blaming Tech for Kids’ Cognitive Decline Misses the Real Problem You’ve probably seen that video from the recent Senate hearing where Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath talks about how tech like screens and digital tools in schools is causing big drops in kids’ brain skills. He points to shorter attention spans, weaker memory, lower reading…

  • The Uncomfortable Truth: Parents May Be the Limiting Factor

    Why Parents Must Become The Primary Educators in the Age of AI — or Risk Leaving Their Children Behind We are living through the single fastest technological shift in recorded human history. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman described this moment as “vertigo-inducing” — and that is not a metaphor. It is a factual assessment of how…

  • Georgetown Mayor and Council

    You know what I love about small-town politics? It’s where ambition goes to die. Take the Mayor of Halton Hills—she’s got her monthly column, and it’s packed with big ideas like… heritage designations. Ooooh. Revolutionary stuff! Because what Halton Hills really needs right now isn’t affordable housing or better infrastructure, but a ‘Save the Windows…

  • Addressing Canada’s Historical Injustice Toward Indigenous Peoples

    Forward I want to begin by acknowledging that I do not claim to be an expert on the complex and deeply important subject of Indigenous peoples’ history and the injustices they have faced. I am, more or less, a retired person who has always had a deep interest in history and social justice, particularly because…