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RT @: Georges P. Vanier school will be transferred to Sturgeon School Division and will be 's public school.
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RT @: Breaking: AB gov says will have both public and separate school options beginning in Sept. 2012.
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@ Which is why I personally prefer to comment on the policy itself, not the particulars of one man's HR dispute.
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in reply to distinctivename
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@ It's always difficult to report on HR/firing stories of any kind, for all the reasons you suggest.
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ATV death toll: putting a human face on grief (A strong, brave letter from the mum of a 12-year-old victim.)
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@ He was teaching IB Physics 30 in one of 's most affluent schools.
about 7 hours ago
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@ @ @ @ @ I disagree. With good teachers, all kids can thrive. Grades just a tool.
about 17 hours ago
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@ @ @ @ @ Just ask my editors! I'm impossible when I'm bored.
about 18 hours ago
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@ @ @ @ @ Absolutely. Kids NEED to be challenged, or they tune out, act up.
about 18 hours ago
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@ But I don't believe kids should be artificially handicapped. They should be able to work to their full potential, not at LCD.
about 18 hours ago
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@ I'm not hung up on grades. I am hung up on doing the work. If a student won't do the work, how can he/she ever learn?
about 18 hours ago
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@ I always tell my daughter that I'm far less interested in a number grade, than in what she's actually learning.
about 18 hours ago
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@ I agree with you that poorly designed tests are silly. Final exams are often extremely poorly designed.
about 18 hours ago
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@ @ @ @ Of course. But that shouldn't mean punishing those who don't fit in.
about 18 hours ago
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@ @ @ @ Social demotion is just as silly as social promotion. Let kids learn as individuals, not numbers.
about 18 hours ago
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@ @ @ @ They should go to the right school, one with a good AC program, perhaps, to challenge them.
about 18 hours ago
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@ @ @ @ Absolutely! If they're that advanced, they'd be bored to death with grade 10 material. Let them learn
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@ @ @ @ Sorry, my BB can't download; I'll read at home later. Thanks!
about 19 hours ago
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@ @ @ A kid who tries gets 65 or 75 or 85, kid who skives off gets 100? Huh??
about 20 hours ago
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@ @ @ It's the functional equivalent of 100 per cent, no?
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- Name Paula Simons
- Location Edmonton Alberta Canada
- Web http://www.edmont...
- Bio City Columnist, Edmonton Journal
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