Back To School!
AND THEY'RE OFF!!! To school that is… After 70-some days of freedom, children everywhere are trudging down the road with new pencils and books stuffed in brightly coloured backpacks. And parents are sneaking that extra cup of coffee, with a mixture of relief and trepidation on their faces! For us this is a milestone year ...
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State of a Fair!
August has 31 days but those sure seem to zip off the calendar page! We've had record-breaking temperatures, including the monthly average being something like 27'C. For us, as in many households, the annual Fall Fair creates a whirl-wind of activity marking the end of that scorching month. Our local fair starts on a Friday. ...
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Are We Creating A Tiered Education system?
Let's face it, times are not all that rosey for provincial governments trying to prioritize spending in all departments. But after primary healthcare, education needs to be a priority if Ontario is going to dig its way out of the financial mess caused by too much emphasis on too few industries! An article in today's ...
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Technology – Tool, Teacher or Disturbing Trend?
My wife, who is QUITE computer savvy, calls it 'The Nintendo Generation', something like 'Generation X' or 'Bubble Babies' (my generation). You know how it is, pre-teens walking down the street texting like mad to their friends, children refusing to leave their computer game console on a beautiful summer's day, or worse sitting at the ...
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Legalize My Name
This isn't new or uncommon, but now that Hillary Rodham Clinton's daughter Chelsea got married July 31, there's some speculation about what name she'll choose to go by. Many first-time American brides are consulting a website www.ImaMrs.com to help decide how they'll be ID'd. www.Ask.com gets over one million questions daily. Currently the 'what-should- my married-name-be' ...
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Accountability or Creativity?
This one almost slipped in under the radar, it being August and all (kind of like dropping the long census form 'almost' slipped under the radar). It seems the Ontario Elementary Teachers Federation (ETFO) wants the government to put a 3 year moratorium on the annual Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) tests for grades ...
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