On Canada’s 150th Birthday, friends and I gathered at a local dining spot to eat from a special, patriotic menu (including, naturally, poutine and butter tarts), complemented by a domestic beverage or two. The offerings proved to be delish. When the time came to settle the bill, we decided to ‘split Read more…
It seems appropriate that, after working over the problem of illegible handwriting in my last ‘blog’, I now turn to ways designed to improve technique and point us in the direction of cursive writing that is pleasant to read, as opposed to being a chore to decipher. There’s likely ‘unlearning’ Read more…
The title of this blog has a message. Let’s see how you can become a happy recipient. People of all ages are often heard to exclaim frantically or wearily, “I just never have enough time!” or words to that effect. We’re inclined to identify with them without looking behind the Read more…
The World Health Organization “WHO” called the COVID-19 viral disease a pandemic on Wednesday March 11, 2020. Many provinces in Canada have extended school closures to early April after spring break to fight the spread of of COVID-19. Ontario has rolled out a “learn at home” platform and other provinces Read more…
Students are the center of the education system, and teaching scenario revolves around achieving their intellect and wisdom. For teachers and parents, “a student is a white canvas that needs to get painted with the hues that complement it and give meaning to it to make it perfect”. Besides, being Read more…
Maybe your child is worried about explaining his situation regarding his studies and you don’t have an idea that why the marks are resulting average. Compromising with the studies or average result is not the solution. To cope with this, approaching a tutor would help in gaining more skills and Read more…
The mid-term or first term report card is received by earnest, perhaps anxious parents. How is my child doing? The classic question. When grades are not as expected and teachers write about various concerns, a parent seeks the parent/teacher interview (or may be invited to one). The next question about Read more…
Source: https://today.duke.edu/2006/09/homework_oped.html Mention ‘homework’ as a topic, and most educators, administrators, teachers, parents, and students will never be at a loss for words. Whether in fact justified or not, the age-old debate over the usefulness of homework, when, and how much, has persisted, even as education and technology continue to evolve Read more…
Students at all grade levels are exposed to pressures from lots of difference sources, some that are easily recognized, while others are much more subtle. Student Assessment Early in elementary school, there is the challenge facing professional educators of assessing students’ individual abilities, needs, and addressing these by means of self-acknowledged Read more…