The Arena: Part 1

Welcome to the Chartered Professional Accountant Western School of Business (CPAWSB) and the Chartered Professional Education Program (CPA PEP).

Welcome to The Arena.

It was Day 1 of a CPA PEP workshop on a hot Saturday midsummer day. Our class of thirty learners was debriefing a case, discussing the required elements, what was missed, and why they were important. What started out as a discussion of audit procedures escalated when one candidate jumped out of his seat and yelled, “Why don’t you just teach me professional judgment if it is SO NECESSARY?” 

That was the moment I knew I had made it as an educator.

What is “it” exactly?

A connection. That moment when an educator breaks through the stress and uncertainty a learner is feeling. Click here to continue reading.