Helping families choose private schools and summer camps
Cheating in school is probably as old as school itself but the means by which students can – and do – cheat today have changed dramatically through the years. Or perhaps the basic means of cheating has stayed the same, but the tools have changed. Now if students want to share a copy of a [...]
Dr. Charles E. Pascal prepared the report With Our Best Future in Mind (pdf), outlining a proposal to start full day kindergarten in September 2010 in Ontario. The report also recommends having extended-day programs year-round, better programs for younger children and an enhanced parental leave. The last part serves two primary purposes: strengthen the relationships [...]
Barbara Arrowsmith was born with a “broken brain” and the CBC Newsworld documentary Fixing My Brain, airing tonight (any encore broadcasts are unknown), tells the story of how Arrowsmith “fixed her own brain,” and how three learning-disabled boys went through Arrowsmith’s “brain bootcamp.” Barbara Arrowsmith didn’t stop there, though, as she went on to open [...]
The Fraser Institute released the latest in its series of report cards assessing 283 public, private, separate and charter high schools in Alberta. Each year these report cards raise some controversy between those who find them to be valuable resources in assessing school performance or choosing a school and those who find them inaccurate or [...]
Welcome to What’s On, The Chalkboard’s weekly roundup of interesting and exciting events on tap for the week. To help make sure we know about all the best events be sure to leave a comment below or send an email to agnes[at]ourkids[dot]net. Now on with the week ahead! Monday, June 15 Auditions | PRELIMINARY AUDITIONS FOR [...]
As I was browsing Twitter last night, I came across @SeriousGamesInt and their post “Computer games are an untapped resource in the classroom”. It’s an interesting idea that we’ve heard teachers speak of, most recently at the CAIS Best Practices Conference in Montreal. The question that is often debated is ‘traditional’ vs ‘new’ teaching methods. With kids [...]
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