Archive for Sandy Farran

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Can high school grades be trusted?

If you need better marks, some private schools are happy to oblige—for a fee

Ready or not?

International studies say Canada’s high-school students are tops—so why do so many struggle in university?

You got in with what grade?

An ‘A’ from one high school isn’t the same as an ‘A’ from another. That’s why some admissions offices are ‘adjusting’ grades accordingly

It hurts when you call me professor

They’ve got Ph.D.s. They’re paid like fast-food workers. And they’re your teachers

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