Tag: Education

  • Time for Inside Higher Ed to End Anonymous Comments

    There have been many cases against anonymous comments. Popular science removed their comments entirely for a good reason, as referenced in a New Yorker article: “The editors argued that Internet comments, particularly anonymous ones, undermine the integrity of science and lead to a culture of aggression and mockery that hinders substantive discourse.” Huffington post brought…

  • Thoughts on the Mindset List

    Beloit College in Wisconsin puts out an annual “Mindset List” to give you an idea of where the newest college students are coming from in regards to what they see as being “the world as it has been”. Take a look at the info behind it here: http://www.beloit.edu/mindset/ and this years here: http://www.beloit.edu/mindset/2018/   The list is…

  • 2014 School Trustee Platform

    The campaign season has wrapped up and I did not make it in.  But I wanted to keep my platform here for people to see. Brief Bio: Noah Arney grew up and attended school in Abbotsford and returned to establish a family after receiving his Bachelor of Education from UBC. He has worked in education…

  • My Students Don’t Live in Their Parents Basement

    Stephen Poloz, of the Bank of Canada, had a rather tone deaf line the other day: “If your parents are letting you live in the basement, you might as well go out and do something for free to put the experience on your CV.” source That’s great for people who can do that, but most…