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TORONTO – Where do they go from here? Graeco-Roman and Judeo-Christian societies for millennia have explained the need for caution with metaphors revolving around the expulsion from the Garden of Eden and the opening of Pandora’s box. At their centre is a concept of “what could go wrong…it’s not a big deal”. (more…)
Artículo escrito por Mariella Policheni
El siguiente año escolar en las escuelas secundarias de Ontario, adoptaran la subdivisión en cuatro meses, como este ano. Esto es lo que dijo el portavoz de la escuela del distrito del consejo escolar de Toronto (TDSB) Ryan Bird. “El ministerio de educación ha ordenado a todas las juntas escolares, incluido el TDSB, a seguir un programa que enfatiza más posible división en grupos de estudiantes, lo que se traduce en el modelo trimestral -Bird le dijo a CP24: lo sabemos que eso no funciona para todos y continuamos explorando formas para mejorar el programa diario teniendo en cuenta la cantidad de minutos necesarios y todo ese tipo de cosas, pero por ahora estamos tratando de seguir la dirección del Ministerio Público de Educación. (more…)
The next school year in Ontario’s high schools will also be divided into ‘quadmester’. That’s what Toronto District School Board (TDSB) spokesman Ryan Bird said. “The Ministry of Education has ordered all school boards, including the TDSB, to follow a program that emphasizes as much as possible the division into groups of students, which translates into the “quadmester model” (more…)
Mariella Policheni — Video: Cristiana Petrescu
TORONTO – Cu aproximativ o lună și jumătate inainte de sfârșitul anului școlar, guvernul presat de părinți, care vor să știe dacă copiii lor se vor întoarce în sălile de clasă, continuă să pastreze tacerea. După cum se spune, uneori trebuie să citim printre rânduri, adică să ghicim ceea ce nu se spune. (more…)
Por Mariella Policheni — Video: Luis Apapricio
Cerca de um mês e meio após o fim do ano letivo, o governo, pressionado pelos pais, que querem saber se os seus filhos regressarão às salas de aula, continua a fazer uma cena silenciosa. (more…)
