That they can Google 24/7. But you can’t Google emotional intelligence, sometimes dubbed EQ. You can’t fake it, you can’t cram for it, and it’s pretty hard to learn once you’re grown up. All of which make the stakes pretty high on raising a child with EQ.
New findings suggest that 65 per cent of the current population of elementary school students will be employed in careers that don’t yet exist! That means schools must embrace the challenge of providing students with the skills that will help them excel in an exciting, unknown future. The federal government intends to grow “the number … Continued
For some people, it can take years of schooling and soul-searching to figure out what direction they want their life to go in. But in the case of J’Micheal Deane, offensive lineman for the Toronto Argonauts, he knew from an early age that football was his calling. Deane began his career in Toronto at Newtonbrook … Continued
By Jarrod Daley
Being outdoors can reduce stress and symptoms of attention deficit disorders.
By Jarrod Daley
TV host Sarah Richardson and her family are building an off-the-power-grid home.
Program assistance connects bright students to educational opportunity
By Jarrod Daley
Ketchup chips aren’t necessarily the first thing you’d expect to find at an upscale Japanese restaurant. But Akira Back — a hipster celebrity chef who made his bones in Las Vegas — has crafted a name for himself by doing the unexpected. And come October, chef Back, along with T.O.’s powerhouse restaurateurs Charles Khabouth and … Continued
These gadgets, from virtual reality to robot pals, might be part of the classroom of the future.
Toronto Wolfpack’s youngest pup, Quinn Ngawati, on why he chose rugby over hockey.
By Jarrod Daley
Lucian Matis, the designer behind Sophie Grégoire Trudeau’s iconic purple and orange gown worn at the state dinner with the Obamas, is kicking off TFW as the first runway show on Sept. 5 at 5 p.m. Here he dishes on his upcoming collection. What has the “Sophie effect” been like? Having her wear two of … Continued
By Jarrod Daley
Jeanne Beker sifts through the city’s most exciting, sustainable and style-conscious school bag options that’ll make you — and the earth — a little happier.
By Jarrod Daley
September is apple-picking season around these parts, so we rounded up the city’s most decadent apple pies and matched them with this town’s best gourmet ice creams in search of the perfect dessert pairing. Which duo did chef Mark McEwan crown tops in T.O.?
