Edward R. Howe

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Graduates and their guests are silhouetted before a convocation ceremony at Simon Fraser University, in Burnaby, B.C., in May 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

International students’ housing challenges call for policy action

Edward R. Howe, Thompson Rivers University

By addressing students’ challenges and the barriers they encounter, and by supporting their successes, we can ensure Canada remains a welcoming destination for global talent.
Montreal-born pianist Oscar Peterson waves after playing at the Montreal Forum in July 1984. The Coalition for Music Education is inviting schools and communities across Canada to sing “Hymn To Freedom,” written by Peterson and Harriette Hamilton, on Music Monday 2019, a day to celebrate music. (CP/Jean F. Leblanc)

Music also matters in the real world

Edward R. Howe, Thompson Rivers University

What kind of students are we raising when music is seen as a “frill?” The decision to drastically cut music education is a misguided policy.
Teaching students about how ancient civilizations used geometry to build structures like the pyramids in Egypt is part of a new integrated approach to learning science, technology, engineering and math. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)

Let’s teach students why math matters in the real world

Edward R. Howe, Thompson Rivers University

To get more students interested in STEM subjects, teachers must break out of the traditional subject-matter silos and use an approach that helps kids understand how math is used in the real world.

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