tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4231702614327665045.post7943211679641686755..comments2022-03-31T10:56:56.611-07:00Comments on Ontario Teachers Education Station: Wastegivingthefactshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09818358568160129331noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4231702614327665045.post-28684286487871186482012-09-23T18:21:50.767-07:002012-09-23T18:21:50.767-07:00I'd retire tomorrow if I could. I'm stress...I'd retire tomorrow if I could. I'm stressed & tired, but not of the kids - they're amazing & I love teaching. Tired of dealing with the idiocracy of consultants & special assignment portfolio experts etc etc. And I do, in fact, want to make room for younger teachers who I see being strung along by endless LTO cycles. I WANT to help them... I'm not near the 90 or 85 factors, though, so unless a special incentive was offered, nothing I can do about it. They really ought to consider a stimulus for late-career types... We'd jump at the chance in today's climate.astosichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17682444049001695816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4231702614327665045.post-44803577061400838852012-09-22T14:10:48.418-07:002012-09-22T14:10:48.418-07:00What about getting all the teachers who should hav...What about getting all the teachers who should have retired years ago to retire, replacing them with brand new teachers (who DON'T make $90,000 a year)? <br /><br />HeatherBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03509402739082736868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4231702614327665045.post-53405347329147040882012-09-22T04:40:58.777-07:002012-09-22T04:40:58.777-07:00Full day kindergarten!
Even research by proponent...Full day kindergarten!<br /><br />Even research by proponents shows that full day kindergarten only benefits children from low SES backgrounds.<br /><br />We provide full day kindergarten for everyone when we should really be focussing our efforts on the children that need it.<br /><br />Why are we squandering 100s of millions of dollars annually warehousing children from mid and high SES backgrounds at AGE FOUR in classrooms which have 40 children in them??? Can't we make better use of Ontario's collective buck than that?Eric Dunbarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06366844467971788291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4231702614327665045.post-70575050965552401492012-09-22T04:37:37.964-07:002012-09-22T04:37:37.964-07:00Full day kindergarten! The biggest waste of them a...Full day kindergarten! The biggest waste of them all.<br /><br />Rather than building a strong child care system in Ontario the government spent oodles on full day kindergarten that requires parents to spend nearly as much in before and after school as before and ensures that their 4 year-old children are warehoused in classes that are 40 children big. That's FORTY four year-olds in a single room.<br /><br />As a new parent I can unequivocally say that full day kindergarten was and is a bad idea. Children don't need to be in school at FOUR YEARS OLD!<br /><br />The research shows that only those children coming from very low SES (socioeconomic) backgrounds benefit from full day kindergarten.<br /><br />Otherwise the monies are being wasted.<br /><br />Why are we spending hundreds of millions, if not billions on middle and high SES children when there's no bang for our collective buck there?Eric Dunbarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06366844467971788291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4231702614327665045.post-48112853319661231612012-09-22T04:37:19.188-07:002012-09-22T04:37:19.188-07:00Full day kindergarten! The biggest waste of them a...Full day kindergarten! The biggest waste of them all.<br /><br />Rather than building a strong child care system in Ontario the government spent oodles on full day kindergarten that requires parents to spend nearly as much in before and after school as before and ensures that their 4 year-old children are warehoused in classes that are 40 children big. That's FORTY four year-olds in a single room.<br /><br />As a new parent I can unequivocally say that full day kindergarten was and is a bad idea. Children don't need to be in school at FOUR YEARS OLD!<br /><br />The research shows that only those children coming from very low SES (socioeconomic) backgrounds benefit from full day kindergarten.<br /><br />Otherwise the monies are being wasted.<br /><br />Why are we spending hundreds of millions, if not billions on middle and high SES children when there's no bang for our collective buck there?Eric Dunbarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06366844467971788291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4231702614327665045.post-15475938991292024712012-09-21T11:27:20.101-07:002012-09-21T11:27:20.101-07:00What about the millions spent on the ONTARIO TEACH...What about the millions spent on the ONTARIO TEACHER QUALIFYING TEST (OTQT) that the government quickly scrapped once they realized it held no validity? Haroulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02309726101035316261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4231702614327665045.post-39185266003007715002012-09-20T20:02:24.847-07:002012-09-20T20:02:24.847-07:00The number of products that are replaced because t...The number of products that are replaced because they go off warranty!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07127956961159328189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4231702614327665045.post-35360588754088087842012-09-20T20:01:28.514-07:002012-09-20T20:01:28.514-07:00The huge amount of waste for products in the schoo...The huge amount of waste for products in the schools that get replaced because they go off warranty!!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07127956961159328189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4231702614327665045.post-37159473171366307862012-09-19T15:04:34.588-07:002012-09-19T15:04:34.588-07:00The unstandardized, invalid EQAO testing. Bam.The unstandardized, invalid EQAO testing. Bam.Trish Melanson Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04676973269231159138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4231702614327665045.post-30466171618199211172012-09-19T14:15:54.327-07:002012-09-19T14:15:54.327-07:00FULL DAY KINDERGARTEN!!!FULL DAY KINDERGARTEN!!!Miss Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03508468348290801027noreply@blogger.com