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As the Canadian economy recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a surge in job vacancies. By and large, these vacant positions required very little education. In 2022, there was a quarterly average of 563,000 job vacancies that required a high-school diploma or less, up 70 per cent from the average in 2019, according to …
Have a high-school diploma? Canada has a job for you Read More »
Even without book banning, curriculum restrictions, the politicisation of US schools and teacher shortages, you can’t learn everything in high school. Even the best, all-encompassing curriculum will have gaps. Because there simply isn’t time to cover everything you need to know. Unfortunately, some of the most important things in life aren’t taught in school in …
4 Things You Should Have Learned in High School, but Probably Didn’t Read More »
This past year, many items that are usually paid for, became free for us to use, especially during the lockdown. Some of them were Denise Gagne’s Musicplay Online and MusicFirst. As we started back to school in the States in August and September of 2020, many of us came back to budget cuts or even, …
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One day there was school, and the next day the classrooms were closed. Members of the class of 2023 were freshmen in high school or college, still getting used to their new normal. Suddenly, nothing was normal. Vacated schools became meal- and laptop-delivery hubs. Dorms closed. Siblings clustered at the kitchen table, headphones on. They …
The Class of 2023 lost everything to COVID. Then they fought back Read More »
When it comes to paperwork, teachers have a lot to manage! From homework and tests to papers printed for activities, grades, and so much more, there is just so much paper we have to manage! Teacher organization is a whole other side of teaching that you def don’t learn in teacher college! So taming that …
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A girl’s education is an investment in her future. It’s also an investment in the future of our world – a thriving, peaceful and sustainable world. Education is a powerful tool in developing the full potential of every child, but it also helps promote understanding, respect and friendship between nations, peoples and religious groups. …
An education advocacy group is speaking out against the province’s proposed plan to allow Grade 11 students to leave high school to join an apprenticeship program full time. Earlier this year, the province announced that it intends to permit students to drop out of their final two years of high school to pursue an apprenticeship …
So let’s talk about all the resources we use as teachers. Some are extra fluff, and some are must-haves. Today, I’m sharing a few of my favorite must-have reading resources that you can find on Amazon! Please note this post contains affiliate links. If you follow my links, please know that I make a very …
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A handful of high school students got a glimpse of higher learning from Algoma University. “To commemorate and celebrate National Indigenous History Month, we wanted to have activities across all of our campuses,” said Paul Sayers, the manager of Indigenous community relations, training and development for Algoma University. “So this event is specifically geared towards …
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The General Contractors’ Association of Toronto (GCAT), for one, “strongly supports revitalizing the graduation requirement,” says Jim Vlahos, the associations’ executive director. “The skilled trades offer in-demand, lucrative and rewarding careers and we believe the mandatory credit will expose students to opportunities they would not have known of otherwise. GCAT applauds the work this government …
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