New Ontario Education Minister Must Save the Ship

New Ontario Education Minister Must Save the Ship
Stephen Lecce is sworn in as Ontario's Minister of Education by Lieutenant Governor of Ontario Elizabeth Dowdeswell at Queen's Park in Toronto on June 20, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
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Imagine you are the captain of a cruise ship and the ship is sinking. What should you do?

Hopefully, you would get the passengers into their lifejackets and, if possible, plug the leak and keep the ship afloat. This would not be the time to rearrange the deckchairs, paint the walls, or change the menu items in the dining room.

Michael Zwaagstra
Michael Zwaagstra
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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.”
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