ViewpointsOpinionPandemic or No Pandemic, Learning Must Go OnSavePrintAn empty classroom at Eric Hamber Secondary School in Vancouver on March 23, 2020. The Canadian Press/Jonathan HaywardMichael Zwaagstra3/30/2020|Updated: 3/30/2020Commentary“The king is dead. Long live the king.”Share this articleLeave a commentMichael ZwaagstraAuthorMichael 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.”Author’s Selected ArticlesMichael Zwaagstra: Giving More Tax Dollars to Education Faculties Won’t Solve Ontario’s Teacher ShortageJun 28, 2025Michael Zwaagstra: BC Parents and Students Deserve Report Cards They Can UnderstandJun 08, 2025Michael Zwaagstra: Students Can’t Use AI to Cheat on Standardized TestsJun 06, 2025Michael Zwaagstra: Ontario Should Shorten Teacher Education ProgramsMay 23, 2025Related TopicseducationCCP virus