Today is the first day of school for kids in BC! It's an exciting day to be sure and even though my son is not yet old enough for kindergarten he is still experiencing some of the changes that come with this important day. For one, his dad is a teacher so it's the first day in over four months …
Education
The REAL Cost of Cuts in BC Public Education: A Letter to Peter Fassbender
This is a guest post by a mom and public school teacher in BC. She chooses to remain anonymous to protect the identity of her son. Dear Mr. Fassbender, I am a teacher at an elementary school in your riding, Surrey Fleetwood. At my school, committed teachers work together with curious students …
Updated! How class size and composition literally HURTS everyone
This is a guest post by Scott Susin. So what is class composition? When looking at defining terms, I like to break them down piece by piece. So let’s do that with this one; Class ~ the class to which a teacher teaches, pretty straight forward Composition ~ the make up of the class in which a …