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Diary of a Mad Trustee March 3rd 2010 Open Board Meeting

                                                             
                                                                                
                                                                                      Principiis Obsta…Finem Respice 
                                                                                Resist the Beginning…Consider the End
 
 
“More than at any other time in history, humanity faces a crossroads. One path leads to despair and utter hopelessness. The other, to total extinction. Let us pray we have the wisdom to choose wisely.”
This has always been one of my favourite Woody Allen quotes. It sums [...]

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Diary of a Mad Trustee December 2nd 2009 Open Board Meeting

 
                                                                                Principiis Obsta…Finem Respice
                                                                             Resist the Beginning…Consider the End
 
We have a new chair and vice chair as planned and of course there has been a bit of shuffling around to relocate the changed personnel. As usual there is much hope for improvements in the running of meetings and the dominion of the elected over the [...]

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Diary of a Mad Trustee: November 15th, 2006 Open Board Meeting

Principiis obsta…Finem respice / Resist the beginning… Consider the end

The following is an excerpt from the Charter for Public Education – it is instructive to consider the principles expressed here in light of the developments in our province and in particular the recommendations in the Rubadeau Report.
We expect:

Government to be responsible for fully funding all [...]