The superintendent of the Burnaby School District has issued an apology after a question on a Grade 9 social studies test asked students to describe how First Nations people benefited and took advantage of their relationship with colonizers.The question on the exam was paired with a sketch drawing titled “Innu at HBC Trading Post,” which…
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Controversy surrounds the digital alteration of photos in a northeast Florida high school’s yearbook to cover up some skin exposed in the…
A bomb exploded near a girl’s school in a majority Shiite district of west Kabul on Saturday, killing at least 30 people,…
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Residential school survivors rebuff federal offer to review St. Anne’s documents
by Sue JonesThe survivors of St. Anne’s Residential school are rejecting Canada’s offer of an independent review of their abuse claims.St. Anne’s Residential School in Fort Albany, Ont. in the 1940s. (Algoma University/Edmund Metatawabin Collection)The survivors of St. Anne’s Residential school are rejecting Canada’s offer of an independent review of their abuse claims. Leo Ashamock is a…
A reader lists six classic PlayStation exclusives that they think should be revived for the next gen, including WipEout and G-Police. The news that Sony has a secret development studio working on revamping mothballed old classics was catnip to my ears. It seems very likely that the first game they bring back will be Uncharted,…
Many children across the UK will return to school next month for the start of a new academic year, despite concerns about safety amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has said that parents who refuse to send their children back to school could end up facing a fine, emphasising that ‘education recovery…
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Her classroom is a school change room. Here’s how she’s making online teaching work
by Sue JonesFor Ontario’s schools, it’s been a year of change. The option of online schooling has been one of the biggest shifts, but the learning curve has been steep for virtual teachers.Virtual teacher Robyn O’Drowsky has turned the girls’ change room at St. Mary’s Catholic School in Elora, Ont., into her online classroom. She decided to…
About 6,500 students across the country are vying for athletic scholarships to take their sport to the college or university level in 2021. But with many games and competitions cancelled there are fewer opportunities for the athletes to get the attention of talent scouts.Tara, left, and Madison Shanks are looking for ways to highlight Madison’s…
Often one of the first questions asked by families that are changing to home schooling “what curriculum should we be using”? It’s…
[ad_1] Finding a good history curriculum for high school was one of the greatest challenges I faced when I was being homeschooled.…