A DAY IN THE LIFE...  Last spring, Registrar Joe Atkinson suggested that Professionally Speaking take a look at a day in the life of teachers. Within a few days, we had a list of hundreds of great teachers recommended by colleagues as people worth spending a day with. Narrowing the list to a manageable number was the most difficult task in the entire project.

It’s Thursday, September 20, a couple of weeks into the school year. The headlines in the daily  newspapers are about the U.S. military getting ready to respond to terrorist attacks in  New York and Washington. The front-page photos are of American sailors saying goodbye to their families. It’s only  nine days after the terrorist attack at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. On this day, Education Minister Janet Ecker announces that the Ontario government is going  to introduce legislation during the fall session to protect Ontario’s students from sexual abuse. There was no special reason to pick this day to follow 13 teachers. But there’s nothing ordinary about  a day in school, either.   next page