In the last post in this series, I pointed out that before I obtained a so-called permanent teaching position , I worked for a number of years as a substitute teacher (with short periods of term teaching positions). I became an executive member of the Winnipeg Teachers' Association (WTA) (in the province of Manitoba, Canada), … Continue reading The Radical Left Needs to Call into Question Existing Social Institutions at Every Opportunity, Part Seven
Month: January 2022
Another Personal Example of the Oppressive Nature of Public Welfare Services
Recently, I experienced a less oppressive form of "service" by the Ontario Ministry of Health--but an oppressive form of service nonetheless. Having turned 65 on December 30, 2021, I retired. Earlier, I had been receiving disability benefits from Manitoba Teachers' Society and the Canadian Pension Plan (I will be outlining, in future posts my experiences … Continue reading Another Personal Example of the Oppressive Nature of Public Welfare Services
Academic Narrow-mindedness: A Reason for Starting a Blog, Part Three
This is a continuation of a previous post. Before I started this blog, I had sent an article critical of the implied concept of "free collective bargaining." The article was rejected for publication. Given that the reasons for rejecting the article seemed absurd, I decided to skip the academic process and post directly my views. … Continue reading Academic Narrow-mindedness: A Reason for Starting a Blog, Part Three
Reimagining the Same-Old-Same-Old: Lakeshore School Division’s Reforms as an Example of School Rhetoric, Part Two: The Bias of Educational Research
In the last post on this topic (Reimagining the Same-Old-Same-Old: Lakeshore School Division’s Reforms as an Example of School Rhetoric, Part One) , I looked at the school rhetoric that surrounded school change in a particular school division in Manitoba, Canada: Lakeshore School Division, by looking at the different phases of the "reform process" of … Continue reading Reimagining the Same-Old-Same-Old: Lakeshore School Division’s Reforms as an Example of School Rhetoric, Part Two: The Bias of Educational Research
Economics for Social Democrats–but not for the Working Class, Part Three: The Health and Safety of Workers and an Economy Dominated by a Class of Employers Are at Loggerheads
Introduction I was going to continue my next post in this series with a continuation of my critique of Mr. Stanford's definition of money as "purchasing power," but I came across a more directly political issue that should be addressed. I have already had occasion to take a critical look at both Jim Stanford's views … Continue reading Economics for Social Democrats–but not for the Working Class, Part Three: The Health and Safety of Workers and an Economy Dominated by a Class of Employers Are at Loggerheads
The Abolitionary 