Elevator Chat: Episode 10 - Paved With Good Intentions

The mess at Tomken Road Public School in Mississauga shows how overzealous enforcement of ideological imperatives usually harms the very same people that they are supposed to benefit.

Link to National Post piece: https://nationalpost.com/feature/a-toronto-area-middle-school-is-in-crisis-administrators-pin-the-blame-on-teachers

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