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Articles, tips and guidance surrounding Ottawa education system for all parents.New Year’s Resolutions for School Boards
Heading into a third year of pandemic restrictions in schools for our children and youth, parents have had a unique opportunity to understand public education better and have taken on a monitoring role through social media networks and self-education. Here are twelve...
June 14, 2021 Global News Morning Show
Learning Lessons: How repeating grades could help students make up for learning gaps during the pandemic https://globalnews.ca/video/7947568/learning-lessons-how-repeating-grades-could-help-students-make-up-for-learning-gaps-during-the-pandemic
June 14, 2021 Charles Adler Tonight (Vancouver) Is repeating the same grade helpful for kids?
https://omny.fm/shows/charles-adler-tonight/is-repeating-the-same-grade-helpful-for-kids
June 16, 2021 The Dan MacDonald Show AM800 CKLW (Windsor) Whether kids should repeat the school year
https://www.iheartradio.ca/am800/audio/should-students-be-allowed-to-repeat-their-grade-due-to-disruptions-this-year-1.15430793?mode=Article
June 16, 2021 The Scott Radley Show 900 CHML (Hamilton)
The Vancouver School Board's decision to cancel honours courses in September (at 26min 32 sec) What should our students do after grade 12 graduation? https://globalnews.ca/hamilton/program/scott-radley-show/
How COVID-19 Helped Communication in the Education Sector
How COVID-19 Helped Communication in the Education Sector Finally, one of parents’ biggest complaints in the education sector has been addressed. We can thank COVID-19 for that, since the stay at home restrictions were imposed in March of this year. Teachers were...
Culture of silence’ creates roadblocks, Toronto Star April 7, 2018
The 'Code of Silence' prevails in reporting teachers in the education sector within school boards and unions. Whistleblower protection for all educators must be legislated as part of the Education Act to protect the best interest of students. Bullying in the school...
How Schools Should Assess Young Children
As published November 11, 2017 - Letters to the Editor, Ottawa Citizen re: Article A few tips on challenges of modern schooling- November 6, 2017 by Mary Ellen Kot How schools should assess young children:...
New Year’s Resolutions for the Ontario College of Teachers
The Ontario College of Teachers is the regulatory body of the teaching profession in Ontario and ensures that qualified professionals teach in Ontario's publicly funded schools. However, as the largest self-regulating body in Canada it has legislative immunity from...
How Education Will Be An Election Issue in 2018
As provincial politics turn to focus on the upcoming election in 2018, Ontarians will be faced with many issues funneled into play by each political party, jockeying for the public's attention and eventual votes. Education tends to be a silent back bencher but...