Monthly Archives: August 2014

New Rule #5 in Teacher’s Dispute

Posted on August 26, 2014 by jimnelson806

New Rule: Everyone must immediately stop using poker metaphors like, “ The Government holds all the cards in the teacher’s dispute.” Besides its not being a poker game, such analogies are a trite minimization of what B.C. teachers are fighting … Continue reading →

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The Machine Gears Up

Posted on August 17, 2014 by jimnelson806

 Just as B.C.s teachers were beginning to wonder if the bombing had stopped and they could peek out of their foxholes in search of reasoned détente, B.C.s right wing machine has unleashed its fury on Public Education and B.C.s teachers. … Continue reading →

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Where’s the Money Supposed to Come From? How about from A.T.M. Machines?

Posted on August 14, 2014 by jimnelson806

Could A.T.M.s Fund Public Services? At the same time we complain about the cost of funding public services, Canadians happily give banks hundreds of millions in A.T.M. fees each year. It costs banks about $.36 per transaction to maintain automatic … Continue reading →

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Google it – it’s Unanimous

Posted on August 12, 2014 by jimnelson806

Finland has the world’s best education system; has had for ten or fifteen years. Finnish students clean up on international measures, and not just a few brainy lutefisk eaters. Almost all Finnish students do well on international PISA measures in … Continue reading →

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John Baird – Darling of U.S. Shock Talker

Posted on August 10, 2014 by jimnelson806

NELSON: Consider source of such praise – The Tri-City News.

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