Class Size Matters
Changes are coming to public schools in Ontario this September, and chief among them is an increase in class size for Grades 4 through 12. According to Minister of Education Lisa Thompson, employers and professors who took part in Ministry consultations expressed concern that students are lacking coping skills and resiliency. “By increasing class sizes […]
Math Matters in Ontario
There’s a quote (incorrectly) attributed to William Butler Yeats that I love even if no one knows who actually said it: “Education should not be the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” If the educational goings on in Ontario last week are any indication, a fire has definitely been lit and […]