Paul W Bennett
@Educhatter
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Education commentator, consultant and author. Specialist in decoding edubabble.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Joined August 2009
Announcement - researchED Atlantic Canada - "Better Together" (Sat. October 25, 2025) will feature @amandavande1 #GeorgeGeorgiou @LeslieLaud with @JamieMetsala @johnmighton and many others. Tickets are now available on Eventbrite #cdned #NSed #rEDATCan25
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Particularly relevant for me. My 1989 text Canada: A North American Nation sought to challenge prevailing narratives and borrowed heavily from Zinn's revisionist history. Comparing the history of the two nations, it was (at the time) the only sweeping New Left narrative.
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Textbook History: Howard Zinn's A People's History lives on. The "anti-textbook" that supplanted the prevailing narrative in America history. Ty @DTWillingham for reminding us of @samwineburg 's telling critique.
I've seen Howard Zinn's "A People's History of the United States" prominently displayed in two bookstores in the last week. So I'm posting Sam Wineburg's critique of the book in Slate from 2018.
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RT @rastokke: 🚨My friend, John Mighton (mathematician and founder of JUMP Math), co-created an online course with Barbara Oakley that will….
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RT @dylanwiliam: I've seen many posts about the role of subject knowledge in reducing cognitive load, and thus enhancing complex skills lik….
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Made in Canada: Stanfield's and Canadian Men - "Unshrinkable" - Sift-Warm-Durable -- Underwear." Truly classic and a faded symbol of Canadian manhood (Stanfields History Collection)
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Peak Production - Standfield's Wollen Mills of Truro,NS was one of the Dominion of Canada's leading suppliers of Underwear and uniforms in the two world wars.
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Beginnings of Stanfields: Founded by Charles E Stanfield, as Tryon Wollen Mills, in North Tryon, PEI, 1856, then relocated to Truro, Nova Scotia
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History Tour - Beaming in Front of the Historic Stanfield's Factory, 1 Logan Street, Truro, Nova Scotia. My idea of a great weekend jaunt! (July 19, 2025)
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"Manosphere" in Canadian Schools: Online misogyny spotted in Nova Scotia classrooms. Halifax teacher Christine Emberley responds to a new Dalhousie University 'Far-Right Institute' study documenting incidence of ugly turn in online boy culture #cdned #nsed
cbc.ca
A Dalhousie researcher has found misogynistic comments from students are disrupting learning environments as teachers deal with degrading remarks and male-supremacist sentiments.
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RT @BigJMcC: @Educhatter Deviating from the established project priority list, gives rise to speculation that undue political influence pla….
saltwire.com
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Celebrating Nova Scotia's Heritage: Thousands gather in Pictou, NS, for re-launch of a replica of the ship Hector. Watch the "Big Splash " on @CTVNews A clear sign that "Tartanism" is alive and well in rural Nova Scotia @RNSHS #nspoli
ctvnews.ca
People gathered on land and see to witness a replica of ‘Ship Hector’ make a splash. Callum Smith on the project honouring Nova Scotia's past.
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Overcrowded Schools: Student growth leaves schools bursting at the seams, aggravated by lapses in school capital planning. Latest @OAG_NS audit exposes screw-ups affecting high growth schools @HRCE_NS #WestBedfordSchools #SJAM #nspoli .
saltwire.com
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Overcrowded Schools: What Happens when School Capital Planning lags behind Growth. My latest Commentary for @chronicleherald analyzes the N.S. AG's June 24/25 report and its revelations. @nseducation @HRCE_NS #SJAM #WestBedford #nspoli
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NEW COMMENTARY - Disappearance of School Libraries: Is it the Last Stand for #BookCulture? My latest @Educhatter Blog responds to the death of the "school librarian" in Canada's schools. @CanadianLibrary @Sch_Librarians @natwexler #schoollibraries.
educhatter.wordpress.com
School libraries have fallen-off the list of school district priorities. With the advent of information resource centres and online access, physical library spaces have either been neglected or com…
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Magic Shadows Remembering Elwy Yost: A Toronto Teacher who shared with us his lifelong love of movies. Tune-in tonight to @tvo for the timeless 2021 documentary #ElwyYost #TVO
tvo.org
Over 20 years have passed since Elwy Yost last served as the beloved host of TVO's Saturday Night at the Movies and Magic Shadows. His infectious enthusiasm for cinema and legendary interviews left...
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RT @MLInstitute: The toppling and erasure of Egerton Ryerson is a glaring historic injustice that leaves a gaping hole in the narrative arc….
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Origin of Canadian Public Education: My Public Talk on Historic Injustice (June 1/25) was a reminder that Egerton Ryerson shaped our current system and left an enduring legacy. Here's a clip prepared by @MLInstitute with @RyersonFriends @CdnInst4HistEd
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