Wait… We Taught Them to Guess?

From 2006 to 2023, Ontario’s classrooms told kids to look at the pictures and “make sense” of the words. Now the province is scrambling to undo the damage.

An explainer on Ontario’s use of the three-cueing method — a reading approach that encouraged children to guess words instead of decoding them — and the human-rights reckoning that finally ended it.

Understanding My Process
(or, How I Try to Make Sense of an Often Nonsensical World)

A look behind the scenes at how I work — and the unspoken rules that guide my reporting. This post outlines the principles that keep my journalism grounded in curiosity, clarity, and transparency.

If Literacy Is a Human Right, Why Are So Many Kids Still Being Left Behind?
Inside the “Right to Read” report and the story Ontario can’t afford to ignore.

Years ago, a little-known report about reading caught my attention — and changed how I see education, policy, and truth itself. This post revisits that moment and its significance today.

The Story Behind “Wait... WHAT? Why???”
Because every discovery starts with a single “wait…”

The post that started it all: how one government report reignited my curiosity and set me on a new path. This is where Wait… WHAT? Why??? began.