Teachers have a legal and moral duty to care for their students best summarized by the Latin phrase “In Loco Parentis” — in the place of a parent. In Ontario, and in many other parts of Canada, it’s the doctrine teachers embody in their practice and in their classrooms. But we now find ourselves in…
Last week, I posted some resources for parents who are looking to introduce a school-day type structure into their kids’ days, should they be ready. This week, I want to talk about the kids and the parents who are in a different situation…who’re struggling to cope with this new normal and who are barely making…
As teachers are expected to teach the local provincial curriculum (here, that’s the Ontario Curriculum for Elementary and Secondary grades), teaching is very intentional; teachers take great care in structuring their lessons so they evoke student learning. To help them organize the flow of the lesson so it progressively goes from simple to complex, and…
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