Alinda Ware, retired teacher, volunteer, Rotarian, and co-founder of KEEF – Kenya Education Endowment Fund – a registered, BC-based charity supporting the education of bright, financially needy students in Kenya, E. Africa – will be celebrated September 24th Alinda’s Ride and Walk, starts 10AM at the Bates Rd. Trial Head entrance to Seal Bay Park,
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Education
Memorizing Facts Still Has an Important Place in Schools
on August 2nd, 2022
Students learn best when immersed in a content-rich learning environment that builds up their background knowledge Instead of making students memorize a bunch of useless facts, we need to help them think like scientists and historians. Does this make sense to you? It probably does if you’re a curriculum consultant or an education professor. After
Violence Should Never be Normalized in School
on June 23rd, 2022
Schools must avoid the equally misguided extremes of zero-tolerance policies and permissiveness, setting clear standards of behaviour Saunders Secondary School in London, Ont., is home to approximately 2,000 students. It’s been in the news a lot lately, but not in a good way. A recent CBC story quoted an anonymous teacher who described Saunders as
Indigenous Education Can and Must be Fixed
on June 13th, 2022
If the current arrangements continue, the result will be another lost generation or two and further decay in toxic Indigenous circumstances Canadians have talked extensively about Indigenous education, with much of the recent conversation wrapped up in the condemnation of residential schools. But, despite loud and consistent protests by Indigenous leaders and others, the country
Drivers Urged To Brush Up On Driving Tips To Avoid Cash Loss
on June 7th, 2022
Motorists are being encouraged to brush up on their driving knowledge to help save some cash. The holiday car rental experts at Stress Free Car Rental.com have provided drivers with some top tips to improve motoring knowledge as well as help save them money. Even experienced drivers can sometimes fall into bad habits such as lane hogging
Teachers Must Stop Undermining Parental Values
on May 31st, 2022
Teachers are hired to educate students, not to indoctrinate them When parents send their children to school, they place a lot of trust in teachers. It’s important that teachers not undermine that trust. Unfortunately, some teachers haven’t learned this lesson. For example, last year a school posted a message on its outdoor sign stating that
Subsidizing Public Childcare Centres Is The Wrong Approach
on May 19th, 2022
Subsidize parents instead In order to increase access to daycare services, the Quebec government recently announced the creation of 14,000 new subsidized daycare spaces over the next two years. But with 51,000 children on the waiting list for subsidized child care, there is not a single space available. And despite the government’s good intentions, even
Technology Should Never Be the Driving Force Behind Education Reform
on May 2nd, 2022
Students need to spend more time reading books and less time reading screens. Good teaching, not more technology, is the key to improvement Technology has had a huge impact on public education. Classrooms of today look quite different from those of a generation ago. It shows just how quickly technology changes and the extent to
Kenyans and Canadians Supporting Education in Kenya
on April 25th, 2022
Fourteen enthusiastic, energetic volunteers in Kakamega, Kenya, along with 33 across Canada, took part in the 10Km Virtual Vancouver Sun Run this April to raise funds for the education of 100+ secondary students sponsored through KEEF – a B.C.-based, registered educational charity (www.kenyaeducation.org ) The Kenyan volunteers – ranging in age from 20’s to 60’s
Why Can’t Canada Also Address Student Debt?
America is taking a tentative step to help students. Canada needs to do much more to make post-secondary education affordable for all American President Joe Biden is wiping US$10,000 in federal student loan debt for those with incomes under $125,000 a year or households that earn less than $250,000. He is also cancelling an additional