Whenever I consider the lives of my three adult daughters, I cannot help but feel pride in the victories my generation has won while at the same time wondering at the many challenges women still face in achieving equity.
Most minor league hockey coaches will agree that knowing the results of last night’s game will not indicate how well your child’s team is performing. What coaches realize — but education bureaucrats tend to ignore — is that they can only assess their team’s performance by watchin
The Canadian Teachers’ Federation was honoured to be the only organization to be granted a private audience with the Dalai Lama in Montreal on Oct.
Greetings from the Canadian Teachers’ Federation executive committee and board of directors. As I begin my two- year term as your new president, I am filled with a mixture of excitement and anticipation.
Teaching is a social activity. Early in our careers teachers learn that the basis for our success is often found in our relationships with others.
Join millions around the world for The Big Read The Global Campaign for Education is calling for an exciting action on April 22, The Big Read, which we hope will unite millions as did The World’s Biggest Lesson last year. Last year, our World’s Biggest Lesson was a resounding s
As your national president, one of my roles is to speak out on issues that directly and indirectly affect educators. Here are some of them.
Despite the growing awareness about its negative effects, cyberbullying continues to be all too common among elementary and secondary school students. Online forums are still rife with the potential for false allegations and degrading comments, and new school-based video clips recorded with cellphones are posted to YouTube every day.
On behalf of the Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF), please accept my sincerest congratulations to you– members and leaders of the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario – on the occasion of your tenth anniversary.
An international coalition of teacher organizations has joined in an unprecedented effort to condemn bullying and cyber bullying in all its forms.