Fall 2006 From the Editor Telling Stories Given our current preoccupation with learning objectives and measurable results, perhaps it’s not surprising that we sometimes forget the power of stories to move us to greater understanding. So it is with Education Canada, too. In our search for articles of interest to educators, we have focused on reports of research and practice coming from the community of Canadian educators. We have not sought out stories. But, to my delight, over the course of the summer several stories sought us. In “Giving Ourselves Ourselves: A Story About Success”, author Neil McKinlay uses a personal story to challenge our definition of success – introducing us to Ann, who comes in last, but wins after all. McKinlay has drawn on his years as a swim coach to generate a series of stories exploring the emotional side of learning and the role of compassion in teaching that too often lie buried beneath our need to score points. “When we expand our definition of success beyond medal counts or profit margins – when we expand this definition in our work, our relationships, our families, even in our sporting activities – we permit ourselves a taste of enormity.” In a very different kind of story, Martha Morris's “Sorry” invites us into the personal space of a grieving teacher, sharing the pain she experienced at the death of a student. In this short but moving story, she reminds us – more poignantly than any research article on grief could – that teaching is a profession of the heart as well as the mind, and that becoming involved in the lives of young people opens us to the possibility of pain as well as joy. And finally, Kathleen Gould Lundy's article, “Imagine a School”, is really a story about stories and the power they can exert on both tellers and listeners. When a group of high school students from three Canadian cities undertook to tell their personal stories to a gathering of educators last spring, they tapped into a wellspring of understanding and emotion that changed their own perceptions of themselves as individuals and as learners, and began a dialogue about change among the educators who listened. Of course, Education Canada will continue to be a magazine dedicated primarily to sharing the work and ideas of educators and those concerned with education. But we will be keeping our eyes open, as well, for stories that speak to educators with another, more personal voice. Paula Dunning Contents Features Citizenship Education: Canada Dabbles While the World Plays On Andrew S. HUGHES and Alan SEARS Des conditions au développement d'écoles communautaires pour favoriser la réussite éducative des jeunes Nathalie TRÉPANIER Why Leave School? Ask Those Who Do Kate TILLECZEK, Bruce FERGUSON, Joanna Anneke RUMMENS, and Katherine BOYDELL Giving Ourselves Ourselves: A Story About Success Neil W. MCKINLAY Ethical Knowledge in Teaching: A Moral Imperative of Professionalism Elizabeth CAMPBELL Evolution in Schools: Where's Canada? Jason R. WILES Sorry Martha MORRIS Imagine a School... Kathleen Gould LUNDY Les activités de lecture et d'écriture en histoire et en sciences. Enquête dans les classes du secondaire au Québec Suzanne G. CHARTRAND The Science of Learning Meets the Art of Teaching Beverley PARK The GATS: What's at stake for higher education? David ROBINSON Teacher Education Accord: Values and Ideals of the Teaching Profession in Canada Alice COLLINS and Rob TIERNEY Departments From the Editor / Le mot de la rédaction Telling Stories / Le pouvoir des récits Letters to the Editor Black Schools Questioned Pratiques Exemplaires S'activer pour apprendre à s'arrêter : Le yoga enseigné aux enfants Lyne MARCHETERRE Book Review Reflections from the Inside A Review of Governing Education by Benjamin Levin Bruce BEAIRSTO At Issue / Enjeux Multilingualism: The Canadian Way / Le multilinguisme à la canadienne Penny MILTON Law Matters School Board Directors and Officers: Personal Liability for Decisions Bryce CHANDLER End Notes Think you are ready? Think again! Karine DUHAMEL