How To Become a College TA or RA at 18

Okay, this is a braggy post.  You see, my #3 daughter, who is a junior at a small liberal arts university in Canada, just told us that she has been selected to be a TA (teaching assistant) this term–and she wasn’t even applying for the position!  She’ll get paid in Canadian dollars–right now, that’s a GOOD thing.
How [...]

“My Home Schooled Kid Is Smarter Than Your Honors Student–And I Never Finished High School”

Hmmm.  I guess we can no longer use the “But I’m not educated enough to teach my kids” excuse as a way to avoid home schooling. 
A study on homeschooling in the US and Canada (conducted by the admittedly conservative  Fraser Institute) reveals the following tidbit:
Poorly educated parents who choose to teach their children at home produce [...]

Thanks for Finding Free Agent U!

This is the first new post since moving from http://www.CreativeU.wordpress.com to this site.
I’m so sorry for the confusion–thanks for catching up with me!  I hope this will be the last change of location for this blog–I’m using the Free Agent U title in my book proposal (being shopped later this month!) and need to tie [...]

Strike Report: It’s Time For The Acadia Administration To Suck It Up and Sign

A special thank you to Andrew Biro, the faculty association spokesperson at Acadia University, for his comment on my previous post. 
Here’s the core of it:
Acadia faculty salaries are now 6% below the average in Atlantic Canada, and 20% below the average across the country. If we accepted the administration’s offer, that gap would, at best, [...]

Is It Ethical For Professors To Strike? A Look At Acadia University

I just finished watching all of the YouTube videos about the professor strike at Acadia University in Nova Scotia, Canada.
I wanted to add some comments.
One of the main questions asked of various students and professors interviewed was, “Do you think it’s ethical for the professors to go on strike?”
And I have no problem stating that [...]

Talks Break Down (Again) In Acadia University Prof Strike

So, Day 3 of what is being referred to as “Striketoberfest”–the prof strike at Acadia University in Nova Scotia, where one of my daughters is a student–has ended with crossed arms and pursed lips. 
Can’t you people figure this out?
 Honestly, this thing has been simmering for months and there were all kinds of opportunities to come [...]