James Watts

Where this writer stands

No opinion piece by this writer has been scored on a policy topic yet.

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Recent work

• Opinion: I'm a school principal. From what I see, the kids are alrightOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Apr 22, 2026
• Opinion: Curiosity doesn't have an expiration date. I got my PhD at 61Opinion · Montreal Gazette · Nov 18, 2025
• Opinion: Curiosity doesn't have an expiration date. I got my PhD at 61Opinion · Montreal Gazette · Nov 18, 2025
• Opinion: My former student was shot dead at Starbucks. How did it come to this?Opinion · Montreal Gazette · Oct 7, 2025
• Opinion: Parents, we need your help with Quebec's school cellphone banOpinion · Montreal Gazette · May 8, 2025
• Opinion: Parents, we need your help with Quebec’s school cellphone banOpinion · Montreal Gazette · May 8, 2025
• Opinion: High schoolers, you are not powerless in these uncertain timesOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Feb 18, 2025
• Opinion: Pandemic's toll on student learning persists; let's fix thatOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Dec 4, 2023
• Opinion: Enough with '5G parenting' — it isn't helping your kidsOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Jun 7, 2023
• Opinion: Pandemic provides a teachable moment for educationOpinion · Montreal Gazette · May 26, 2020
• Opinion: Educate youth so no one will have to say #metooOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Nov 22, 2017
• Opinion: Quebec should get rid of high school ministry examsOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Jul 11, 2017
• Opinion: Quebec should get rid of high school ministry examsOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Jul 11, 2017
• Opinion: A high school teacher's end of year letter to his studentsOpinion · Montreal Gazette · May 28, 2017
• Opinion: A high school teacher's end of year letter to his studentsOpinion · Montreal Gazette · May 28, 2017
• Opinion: Close schools for freezing rain? No, let's teach perseveranceOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Jan 24, 2017
• Opinion: Close schools for freezing rain? No, let's teach perseveranceOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Jan 24, 2017
• Opinion: The expectation and the reality of prom nightOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Jun 2, 2013
• Montreal GazetteOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Jun 1, 2013
• Montreal GazetteOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Dec 1, 2012