Teachers who blame students for being bored is the equivalent to yelling at the hammer after you strike your own thumb. Diane Ravitch says: Be careful Canada (and Australia!) I know many Canadian educators who are rightfully sceptical of the debacle that is American Education Reform. We should not be too quick to dismiss […]
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April 26, 2011 by Julie
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Are We Failing Our Kids?
Canadians are doing it, Americans are doing it too! What about Australians? Nearly half of the Canadians polled in a recent Harris-Decima survey said they feel Canada’s educational system does not adequately prepare young people for work in the modern economy. Albertans are most pessimistic about the system – 52 per cent say they find […]