What teachers are saying
Diana Swift
November 1, 2011
Canadian public school teachers say they love their profession, but they are also aware of some very serious challenges emerging in the second decade of
Canadian public school teachers say they love their profession, but they are also aware of some very serious challenges emerging in the second decade of
In an era when some of us spend more time at our television and computer screens than there are hours in the day, and Canadians
Increasingly, says OISE’s Dr. Janette Pelletier, “we see individuals with advanced knowledge, skills and experience choosing to enter the teaching profession. It is not simply
When I was doing my third undergraduate year in classics at the University of Gottingen, Germany, I met a couple of young locals, Ute and
‘Whether travelling on the minibus to another city or playing with children in our neighbourhood, I saw firsthand that true development is not just about
Think back to your own public school days. Your primary-grade teachers were most likely female-maybe even proverbial spinsters-and the principals male. In high school, the
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‘Our vision is to graduate bilingual Inuit children with the skills and knowledge to contribute with pride and confidence to the 21st century.’-Mary Simon, national
Paul Taillefer, the new president of the 200,000-member Canadian Teachers’ Federation, is proud of Canada’s public education system-and the high scores our students achieve on
Here’s a sample of the results and related comments from respondents to a recent online poll of Canadian public school teachers, taken from The Voice
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A Finnish-born Pentecostal Christian may seem like an unlikely roving ambassador for an Israeli Holocaust remembrance organization, but for the past three years, Dr. Susanna
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