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Canadian Teachers of Economics resource sharing and discussion site

Last week it was my pleasure to present at the Ontario Business Educators Association spring conference. During the presentation we discussed how it is usual for economics teachers to be the only teacher of the subject at their schools. To … Continue reading

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If you got a postcard…

…thank you for following through and checking out the book’s website. I hope you will have a thorough look around. One thing I wanted to make more prominent for first-time visitors is the document (taken from the teachers’ guide) mapping … Continue reading

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The book’s intended use

Teachers in public schools today often have no budget for materials. I understand this and have tried to address this problem by creating and distributing an affordable and very useful economics textbook and workbook. In this vein, I would like … Continue reading

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Recent articles and OBEA planning

My most recent articles published in the Pembroke Daily Observer can be accessed here: http://brycemcbride.com/blog1/articles/ My article from late November entitled “View from the Top” views the current stock and bond markets as being either at or very close to … Continue reading

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Lessons exploring the ongoing financial crisis

I was just cleaning up my offerings on Gumroad.com and thought it a good idea to flag up the 4 lessons on the Global Financial Crisis (and teaching notes) that were excerpted from Economics for Canadians. While those of you … Continue reading

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A useful resource and my latest article

The second edition of my International Baccalaureate economics textbook, Workbook for the New I.B. Economics, features freely available online lessons. As many of the lessons are similar to the lessons found in Economics for Canadians, teachers and students may find … Continue reading

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Ordering Season!

I have been pleased to receive some biggish orders from schools in Vancouver and Toronto this past week along with some emails asking for information about the book. I was very happy to receive this email from a teacher in … Continue reading

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Thank you, OBEA

I would like to thank the Ontario Business Educator’s Association for organizing an excellent conference last week in Toronto. I spoke to a number of teachers at the Croecko Publishing vendor booth and was pleased with the number of teachers … Continue reading

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Spring OBEA and a new article

I am happy to be attending the Ontario Business Educators’ Association spring conference being held April 18th and 19th in Toronto. I will be both a vendor and a presenter, so if you see me, be sure to stop and … Continue reading

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A great post on trust as the basis of economic advance

This article from Nicole Foss outlines with great clarity the ‘trust cycle’ that I believe underlies long-wave business cycles. In times of growing trust, institutions are able to function effectively to the benefit of all. Eventually, though, that high degree … Continue reading

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