BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning A Czech proverb says, “You live a new life for every language you speak. If you only know one […]
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BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning Stephen Covey, author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, tells us, “Trust is the glue of life. […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning Most people would agree that evil exists, yet very few of us understand it. We find it convenient to […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning It’s a normal human reaction not only to acknowledge when we’ve done something wrong but to seek to make […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning In a 2016 interview, CBC journalist Peter Mansbridge confronted children’s advocate Dr. Cindy Blackstock with this statement regarding public […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning I’ve been teaching high school students about Canada’s residential schools for a number of years. Indigenous content has recently […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning The Toronto Blue Jays are often referred to as Canada’s team because they’re the only Major League Baseball organization […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning There has been a great deal of controversy in recent weeks in fortunate countries where citizens have access to […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning If Canadians are as concerned as they claim about the increasing number of unmarked graves found near former residential […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning I am not a big fan of fiction in any format. I prefer that writers clearly elaborate their theories […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning American musician and songwriter Louis Armstrong wrote, “I hear babies cry. I watch them grow. They’ll learn much more […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning A 2018 episode of Channel 4 News from the United Kingdom has become rather infamous. Canadian psychologist and professor […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning We live in a very diverse world. Not only is each individual unique but, as people from different parts […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning anada Day 2021 was like none other in our history. The unmarked gravesites of children who died at residential […]
Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states: “Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning An incredible act of courage and international solidarity took place recently at the Port of Prince Rupert. Ninety-four members […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning We’re all influenced by the environment we grow up in and our life experiences. We thus adopt paradigms in […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning It’s certainly a relief to see COVID-19 restrictions eased and life returning to normal as more and more Canadians […]
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 […]
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 […]