The state of education in Ontario, right now, is tragic. School boards are being forced to balance budgets by the government, under the terms of the Ontario Education Act. As a result programs, like special education and bussing are on the block. Basics are going away as well — at my oldest son’s middle school this past year, several of the courses didn’t have text books that could be taken home. How’s a kid supposed to do homework if you can’t bring the course material home? In any case, the situation is only getting worse, as this story makes clear. The "common sense revolution" has gone a little bit too far, in my opinion.
Alec Saunders is the Vice President of Developer Relations for BlackBerry make Research in Motion. This is his personal blog, with his personal viewpoints. Prior to this Alec was the CEO and co-founder of Calliflower — the easiest way to hold a meeting, online, on a conference call, or on the go. A double-decade veteran of product management and marketing, he spent nine years at Microsoft where he helped launch Windows 95, the first two versions of Internet Explorer, the Universal Plug and Play initiative, the push into home markets, opt-in email marketing and what might well go down in history as the very first direct email list ever.
