According to the Quebec courts it is the government who has the final say, at least in terms of what our children learn in school.
I heard about this story on cbc news as I was driving to work this morning:
Parents group to appeal ruling on ethics course: judge rejects bid for exemption. Studying religious [...]
This post is actually a comment in the conversation around school change over at Public School Insights – Casting Call for Teachers. It’s pretty much in the same state, maybe an extra sentence or two. I think it helps to clarify what I mean when I say “Teachers are the only real agents of school [...]
I live pretty far from most things (except the corn fields, they’re close by) and when I need something I jump in my car. The other night it took 2 hours to pick up dog food… but that was a mistake (Note to self – don’t try new routes while the dogs are waiting for [...]
Yup, we definitely need to continue re-thinking learning and assessment.
Content is cheap and easy to access.
We need to be learning and assessing context and skills – how we manipulate content to create new contexts.
Top News – High-tech cheating? Students see it differently.
Thanks to @scottmcleod for this link.
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Using voice thread to respond to questions about grading practices.
Student Ordered Out of English School
from the Montreal Gazette.
Imagine knowing you have to send your child to school in a language that isn’t his mother tongue. Despite the fact that such a school is available. Despite the fact that part of the boy’s family, albeit extended, can legally attend the school. Despite the [...]
The attacks near the United Nations school really got to me.
It is hard to write about what is going on in Israel and in Gaza. There is an assumption that because I am Jewish I am automatically pro-Israel in any situation. There is some guilt involved in speaking against Israel. But why is it that [...]
Bridges. Sun rising. Strong metaphors for change in education.
The tree is rife with reiteration. Reminds me of this process of knocking out a solid dissertation proposal.
What is our focus in education reform?
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