ViewpointsOpinionNew Book Recycles Old–and Bad–Teacher Union Talking PointsSavePrintRawpixel.com/ShutterstockMichael Zwaagstra4/12/2020|Updated: 4/14/2020Commentary“There is nothing new under the sun.”Share this articleLeave a commentMichael ZwaagstraAuthorMichael Zwaagstra is a public high school teacher and a senior fellow with the Fraser Institute. He is the author of “A Sage on the Stage: Common Sense Reflections on Teaching and Learning.”Author’s Selected ArticlesMichael Zwaagstra: Giving More Tax Dollars to Education Faculties Won’t Solve Ontario’s Teacher ShortageJun 28, 2025Michael Zwaagstra: BC Parents and Students Deserve Report Cards They Can UnderstandJun 08, 2025Michael Zwaagstra: Students Can’t Use AI to Cheat on Standardized TestsJun 06, 2025Michael Zwaagstra: Ontario Should Shorten Teacher Education ProgramsMay 23, 2025Related Topicseducationprogressiveteachers unions