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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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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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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Are You Superstitious?
This being Friday the 13th, all manner of folks will be watching out for black cats, avoiding ladders and cracks in the sidewalk and generally comtemplating spending the day in bed or hiding under it. But if your house is like mine chances are there are so many moth-eaten socks and dust bunnies under the ...
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Feeling Unplugged over Wireless Health Issues?
Ok now I am confused… Reading CKNX online this morning, normally a great news source for mid-western Ontario, and I see an item about a meeting last night in Thornbury (and several more in the area in the next few days) relating to the dangers of wireless computers in classrooms. Hmm… not that is odd… ...
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Are Summer Holidays Passe?
Watching some of the bored children around town the last week or two makes me wonder if perhaps taking a two month break from school in the summertime is a good idea. Now before anyone starts burning calculators and backpacks on my lawn, I am quite certain a case could be made for keeping the ...
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