BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning The recent discovery of the bodies of 215 children at the Kamloops Indian Residential School is tragic but not […]
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BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning When discussing global issues, there’s a proverbial, weaponized elephant in the room. The topic is central to human suffering […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning Public opinion is fickle. We love to sing the praises of individuals and put them on pedestals, but we’re […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning According to the United Nation’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights, “Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning During the Cold War, we were told that our allies did nothing wrong and our enemies did nothing right. […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning Looking at the world through the lens of the media, it’s difficult to gain a clear perspective on what […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning I’ve been teaching about Canada’s 2008 apology for residential schools for some time. In discussing the topic, I point […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning It seems that everywhere we turn we find a new scandal, some memory from the past that haunts us. […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning Jeremy Lin is probably best known to basketball fans for “Linsanity,” the amazing streak of clutch and dramatic moments […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning Larry Richards is a friend of mine from high school who has become a very popular speaker among conservative […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning Censorship is a slippery slope, especially when there are no clear guidelines. The idea of cancel culture, where one […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning Early-20th Century electrical engineer Charles Proteus Steinmetz said, “There are no foolish questions and no man becomes a fool […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning Canadian Parliament recently took a stand on a human rights issue as courageous as Joe Clark and Brian Mulroney’s […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning My earliest memories of baseball revolve around the 1969 Chicago Cubs. Enthusiasm just resonated off Wrigley Field as the […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning I recently showed Steven Spielberg’s classic film about the Holocaust, Schindler’s List, to a group of students. Watching Nazi […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning I’ve asked myself this question every day for much of my adult life, and I now realize it’s one […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning While most people agree that those who attacked the American Capitol buildings on Jan. 6 should be arrested and […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning My favourite textbook in university was entitled Marxism, an American Christian Perspective. Other students would hear me talk about […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning Many people have criticized Donald Trump’s actions in recent months, yet he still received more votes than any losing […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning American educator and philosopher Cornel West said, “If you are always trying to do something for a cause bigger […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning The year 2020 has been like none other. Not only has the world been impacted by a devastating global […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning In recent decades across the globe, the super rich have been getting richer while the middle class shrinks. This […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning The primary goal of teaching Social Studies in British Columbia is “to give students the knowledge, skills and competencies […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning The world is going through difficult times. COVID-19 is not only testing us physically, it has created an economic […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning American intellectual and longtime social activist Noam Chomsky has been described by a term that’s deeply offensive: a self-hating […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning When studying historical documents, it’s fascinating to observe that regardless of how a statement was received at the time […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning Psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor Viktor Frankl made many trips to the United States. He appreciated the sense of freedom […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning Amer Zahr, a teacher of Islamic law, points out that while eating pork is forbidden, it’s allowed out of […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning When teaching history, it’s rare that an issue more than 100 years old becomes a current events lesson, but […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning It’s disturbing to learn that someone in the same profession was murdered while walking home from work. Samuel Paty, […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning I have to apologize to the youth of the world for the state we find ourselves in. Yes, great […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning Holocaust survivor Eva Kor died in the summer of 2019 while in Poland doing one of the things she […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning An apocryphal story circulated in the Philippines in the early 1980s of a dinner party conversation between President Ferdinand […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning It’s very rare to hear Fox News commentator Tucker Carlson and scholar Noam Chomsky agree on anything but a […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning “We are witnessing America as a failed social experiment,” Ivy League philosopher Cornel West has said. West is not […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning Deception and dishonesty aren’t new. When sending his disciples out into the world 2,000 years ago, Jesus gave the […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning I’m outraged as I write this. Yet another Black American, Jacob Blake, was shot in front of his children, […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning If we look honestly at the media that much of the world consumes, we shouldn’t be surprised that we’re […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning A song by Monty Python tells us to “Always look on the bright side of life.” But is this […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning Author and motivational speaker Simon Sinek tells us that as individuals, groups or corporations, it’s essential we start by […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning The greatest danger to our way of life is the culture of impunity we’ve created. It’s an assault on […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning The world recently said goodbye to lifetime civil rights activist and long-serving member of the United States House of […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning During the 2015 trial of former SS guard Oskar Groning, as presented in the documentary The Accountant of Auschwitz, Holocaust […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning On June 30, the 60th anniversary of the independence of the Democratic Republic of Congo, King Philippe of Belgium expressed […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning “It is the first responsibility of every citizen to question authority,” Benjamin Franklin said. Canadians may complain that we […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning Canada recently failed in a bid to become a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. It’s something […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning I admit Donald Trump is a lot smarter than I thought he was. In fact, he’s quite cunning. I […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning I like to think I’m not easily offended, but a recent speech by Justin Trudeau at the Yom Hashoah […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning Like many of my generation of German descent, I’ve had to grapple with an uncomfortable family history. Though I […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning As I examined the history of human rights in America, one name kept coming up: Henry Morgenthau. It turns […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning It’s always good to rediscover an excellent book, especially in these times. I recently borrowed The Four Agreements by Don Miguel […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning In studying the history of social change, I’m moved by the number of great people who died never knowing […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning As tensions have mounted in Canada in recent months over land claims and Indigenous rights, I have heard and […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning Pierre Trudeau once said to an American audience, “Living next to you is in some ways like sleeping with […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning Swiss physician and author Paul Tournier said, “The worst thing is not being wrong, but being sure one is […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning Groundbreaking American anthropologist Margaret Mead said, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning A new term has entered our language: the Greta Effect. This refers to the impact of Greta Thunberg, the […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning Everybody wants to have friends. Growing up, I often heard, “If you want to have friends, you have to […]
Mental health professionals offer a public service to help us recognize the danger signs and risks of having a tyrant in office and how to […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning In the classic book The Art of War, Sun Tzu teaches about far more than war. He also teaches some […]