As a teacher in Saskatchewan I have always wondered why Indigenous Studies is not mandatory.  A simple conversation with people [...]

At a conference I attended recently, Mike Mattos looked out into the audience of teachers and administrators and asked; “Did all of the students in your classes last year learn to the level that you would have been happy with as a parent? If not what are you doing differently this year?” Instantly my thoughts turned not to my own students but to my daughter. As a student with a learning disability she has struggled a great deal, but not just to learn. As a matter of fact most of her struggles have been to have her teachers see her as capable of more…