One of the main reasons to have specialty schools of all types is to enable students to undergo elite-level education and training. This can only happen if students in the schools have superior skills in the specific specialty area. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
One of the strengths of the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) is that it offers students the opportunity to enroll in specialized programming. In fact, TDSB’s top-notch specialty schools, especially those in arts and athletics, are something of which the district can rightly be proud.
Michael Zwaagstra is a public high school teacher and a senior fellow with the Fraser Institute. He is the author of “A Sage on the Stage: Common Sense Reflections on Teaching and Learning.”
