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Shannon Terry's son has been attending school virtually since kindergarten, when the COVID-19 pandemic began. Now in Grade 2, his development is fair, but she realized recently he doesn't know where to put capital letters.
Educators, policymakers & business leaders often fret about the state of math education, the New York Times reported literacy may be a larger stumbling block.
Crandell Theatre is hosting the 13th annual Farm Film Festival virtually on its YouTube channel. Nine juried films focused on farms, farming and farming issues will be available for viewing March 15-21. A panel discussion will take place at 4 p.m. Sunday, March 21, on Zoom. Screening is open to the public at no charge, but registration is required at tinyurl.com/f3n3ehke to gain access. The panel discussion will be moderated by Daniel Franck, botanist and director of Science Curriculum at the Core Knowledge Foundation, and panelists include Claudia Kenney of Little Seed Gardens, John Ng ...
Column: Common curriculum would boost national unity Patricia Smith While there is consensus that our country is deeply divided, there is confusion about the causes. E.D. Hirsch offers an explanation in his new book "How to Educate a Citizen: The Power of Shared Knowledge to Unify a Nation." He points out that democratic republics such as ours are fragile, often collapsing because of citizens’ varying politics, religions and ethnic backgrounds. Being aware of these natural antagonisms, our forefathers and early educators realized the importance of common schooling, especially early school...
Also removed was the song, Dixie, known as an anthem of Confederacy, and the sexually suggestive song, Buffalo Gals. The ministry "rightly removed these songs" in drafting, said Nicole Sparrow, acting press secretary for Education Minister Adriana LaGrange. "The final curriculum will contain a wide collection of song options, taking into account the broad history and diversity of Canada," she said in an email. List still problematic, researcher says But Schuurman-Olson said many of the songs she considers problematic remain. "It still prioritizes a western classical European view as the mu...