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Gord Wyse

Draft "Parent Engagement Policy" not going out to PIC's?

Thanks People for Education for posting the ministries request for responce on draft Parent Engagement Policy. What I am upset over is wh...

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Frank Loreto

Getting rid of EQAO

Any feelings about doing away with EQAO? This has become a monster tail wagging the dog of education. If the Ministry is looking to save ...

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Fay

Where do kids have lunch?

It is the first year my son goes to school. It is a little upsetting learning that there is no cafeteria inside the school. The students ...

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Gord Wyse

Draft "Parent Engagement Policy" not going out to PIC's?

Thanks People for Education for posting the ministries request for responce on draft Parent Engagement Policy. What I am upset over is wh...

Started by Gord Wyse

26 1 day ago
Reply by Cathy
Frank Loreto

Getting rid of EQAO

Any feelings about doing away with EQAO? This has become a monster tail wagging the dog of education. If the Ministry is looking to save ...

Started by Frank Loreto

159 Nov 2
Reply by Beth Doubt
Gord Wyse

Parent Councils- are they different between Elementary and Secondary School?

As PIC chair for our Board and Chair of our High School Parent council we have always had a lively discussion on the differences between ...

Started by Gord Wyse

3 Oct 30
Reply by Sheila Stewart
Jan Sugerman

What's In a Name?

I think we should use our real names here. What do you think? Not so long ago when the internet was first gaining in popular use, many of...

Started by Jan Sugerman

18 Oct 23
Reply by Rick Collins
Tony Maxwell

Hockey teams - info needed, can you help?

One of the members of our Dufferin District School Council circulated a question about school hockey teams. If you have any experience w...

Started by Tony Maxwell

2 Oct 20
Reply by Tony Maxwell
Fay

Where do kids have lunch?

It is the first year my son goes to school. It is a little upsetting learning that there is no cafeteria inside the school. The students ...

Started by Fay

5 Oct 9
Reply by Cathy
I Murasak

School Board Consultation Paper Where Are You?

Anyone know where one can find the Ministry's latest consultation paper titled: "Provincial Interest Regulation" for Bill 177? I read abo...

Started by I Murasak

24 Oct 6
Reply by Cathy
Catherine

the dreaded fundraising debate

I see that Annie got lots of press re: People for Education's alert to not just fundraising but extra fees making life even more stressfu...

Started by Catherine

29 Oct 6
Reply by Cathy
Tony Maxwell

Shop and Support

What experience have people had with the Shop and Support fundraising program? We signed up a couple years ago but didn't really get it ...

Started by Tony Maxwell

2 Oct 6
Reply by Tony Maxwell
LeslieP

Fundraising to Council and School

Hi, I noticed that the previous discussion on this topc was closed and therefore no further replies could be added. Just wondering why th...

Started by LeslieP

18 Sep 28
Reply by Jamul
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Consultations, curriculum, confusion and conferences

There are many things happening on the education front - some better publicized than others.

The province wants to hear from parents and community members about the elementary curriculum (they just forgot to publicize the consultation); Bill 177 is going to undergo two days of public hearings in Toronto; and the Ministry hired a market research company to survey parents about the School Information Finder on the Ministry of Education website.

There have also been some fairly cranky meetings with the Provincial Education Partnership Table about the Information Finder, and all four provincial parent groups wrote a letter to the Minister of Education clarifying their concern about the Finder being described as a tool for "parent engagement."

Next week - more consultations on the Information Finder, maybe there will be news about the province's plans for all day early learning and child care and we'll be putting the finishing touches on the agenda for our November 7th provincial conference.

THINGS WE LEARNED

By reading the news. Send Gay news from your part of the world to post here too!

Hugh Mackenzie, economist and People for Education board member, has written a wonderful column: Can we have an adult conversation about taxes.


Debate flourishes in Toronto over idea of new all boys school. Read the news:
Research shows single-sex schools are not the answer.

Single-sex classes score big, Toronto Star.

All-boys schools foster ‘achievement culture' , Globe and Mail.


School plan calls for boys-only classes, Toronto Star.


New research shows the value of work-experience programs in Canadian high schools.


Oct 1st:
Happy World Teachers' Day!
To read about some wonderful teachers, click here.

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Thanks for posting, Deborah! Yes, it relates well to some of the topics/questions we heard at the conference!
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I think it is critical to frame discussions of success around some of the themes that Annie suggested in an earlier post - students, parents, teachers, etc. I also think that it is important to find places where this can be wedded to existing oppo...
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A bunch of us from the online community are planning to "meet-up" at the conference at York University on Saturday Nov. 7th. We can chat at lunch! So let us know if you are coming... we'd like to meet you!
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Help us to design a broader vision for education in the 21st century!
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Hello everyone, It's Sunday morning after the conference. I had a great sleep last night and woke up so excited about our group. I loved meeting you all, and I look forward to staying in touch as you explore some of these communication tools! And ...
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This morning I was working on a blog entry for the Toronto Development Community Institute. I got on Youtube to search for a piece on Paolo Freire on literacy and oppression. I ended up watching this piece. I think it continues on beautifully with...
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Gay Stephenson Thanks Tanya! We're working now...
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Good points Mike. I have also noticed that many of the parent groups and organizations around the province are made of of mostly parents who are over 40 years old. Where are the younger parents who will take over for the more "seasoned" parents(n...
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Tanya Weiner Wishing Gay great success at the workshop today! Sorry I'm misssing it.
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Everyone is welcome: this group begins at our conference on Saturday. It's a support group for people who want to learn more about using technology to communicate. How to do stuff here, or to start an e-news listserv, or group & more!
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I concur. What a good idea to engage the media. In our area, Special Education planning committees (SEAC) are supposed to "engage" and consult via "invitation to respond" to "all parents receiving special ed services" but none of the special ed pa...
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After living over 11 years in this province with school councils and governments of all stripes propping up their speeches with the usual parent platitudes, it's a real shame that parents need to chase down and impress upon a minister the importan...
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Sam Tecle is now a member of People for Education Online Community
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Call me cynical, but is it possible that the email coming out from the Ministry and the extension of the deadline could have something to do with the opinions expressed in this discussion? Thanks to People for Education for supporting this dialogue.
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