In my last column, I suggested that parents and teachers have a responsibility to vet the appropriateness of the materials that their children read, but that care must be taken not to judge a literary work on superficial moralistic grounds. An example of this moralistic impulse is the frequent banning of Mark Twain’s classic, The…
Parents today spend almost twice as much time with their kids than parents in the 1960s did. And this intensive commitment is not simply the result of fathers taking on a greater role in childcare. Believe it or not, mothers also spend more time with their kids now than in the 1960s – even as…
People differ in their mathematical ability. We all know this. Some of us suffered through high school math classes; others excelled. When looking at the overall distribution of scores on standardized math tests, a curious fact emerges: male students, on average, score higher than female students. Of course, individual females can have very high scores,…
In his introduction to his graphic novel which imagines the possible stories and interactions Jesus – whom he calls Yeshua, his Hebrew name – might have had on the Emmaus Road, author Matt Mikalatos asserts that comic books and the Bible have much in common: “Pretty much every story you like comes in comic form…
In my home province of Alberta, there is currently much discussion and action around the banning of certain books from school libraries, mostly in response to “explicit sexual content.” This has led to the removal of a number of books by order of the Minister of Education. In response to the Minister’s actions, there have…
Looking for a new nature-themed book to share with the kids in your life this summer? In this lovely children’s book, author Jordan Zwetchkenbaum shares her passion for planting and nurturing her garden for the pollinators that inhabit it and for the betterment of the earth. With a vivacious child as their guide, kids will…
Who doesn’t love July – summer in all its youthful exuberance? Happy childhood memories waft into my mind on the warm breeze. I remember days floating on my back in Lake Erie’s waves, gazing into a sky so deeply blue I imagined it might swallow me whole. Or afternoons spent pumping hard on my bicycle,…
Palestinian American author Safa Suleiman’s debut children’s picture book offers a heartwarming glimpse into Palestinian traditions and daily life. Based on her experience of participating for the first time in an olive harvest on her family’s ancestral grove, Suleiman relates the fictional story of young Ali, who has flown to Palestine with his Palestinian American…
A table filled with stacks of handwritten name tags and clean, folded, blue jerseys waits patiently, just inside the church doors. Every Tuesday night, ClearView Christian Reformed Church (CRC) in Oakville, Ontario, is ready to welcome youth ages eight to 13 for Sports League. In the gym, volunteer coaches prepare for the sport of the…
When I was in graduate school, there was a concern that electronic calculators would profoundly harm children’s ability to do mental calculations. Then, a few decades later, the fear was that violence in video games would lead to increased violence in real life. Now, there is a concern that smartphones are rewiring the brains of…
Back in April, Christian Courier gave three university students a two-part assignment. First, to write an opinion piece sharing their view on the election (published online before we voted). Second, a letter to the new PM, whoever he might be, written after April 28. We hope you’ll appreciate hearing the hopes and fears of these…
Back in April, Christian Courier gave three university students a two-part assignment. First, to write an opinion piece sharing their view on the election (published online before we voted). Second, a letter to the new PM, whoever he might be, written after April 28. We hope you’ll appreciate hearing the hopes and fears of these…
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