tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870458664232083246.post7783174382819917357..comments2023-09-30T05:01:23.870-07:00Comments on staffroom confidential: Pearson-alized learning: Guest commentary on #bcedplanTara Olivetreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09113322614914039292noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870458664232083246.post-71832541669929048322012-05-16T16:46:04.140-07:002012-05-16T16:46:04.140-07:00This is just what the idiots living in this provin...This is just what the idiots living in this province want. I'm not surprised. Actually, this has been a long time coming, and now it's finally here; The END of the BCTF and public education as we knew it. I’d expect the BCTF, BCGEU, nurses, and doctors to all go out in September, but only the teachers will be ordered back with the threat of dismissal. I would guess the teachers will defy the order and many will be dismissed and fined. I expect to see their union bosses thrown in jail for a couple of days for good measure. It will be ugly, but the teachers of BC have nothing left to give and nothing to lose. Many will simply be deemed surplus and let go.rwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16943419236332254011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870458664232083246.post-30659464825246540002011-11-25T02:34:36.483-08:002011-11-25T02:34:36.483-08:00The English curriculum at Pearson is very old fash...The English curriculum at Pearson is very old fashioned. Structured, traditional, little room for student choice. Not what 21st century learning purports to be. This is a con job.rightfootnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870458664232083246.post-85411366258174504142011-11-21T20:59:13.899-08:002011-11-21T20:59:13.899-08:00Compare the logo for the Surrey First Education ci...Compare the logo for the Surrey First Education civic party and the logo of Pearson Education. Eerily similar. T. James discovered this link and you can view the two logos at these URLs: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearson_Education and http://www.surreyfirsteducation.com/ .David Komljenovicnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870458664232083246.post-63294157108573036342011-11-15T18:09:53.864-08:002011-11-15T18:09:53.864-08:00Somehow I doubt you'll see Pearson's softw...Somehow I doubt you'll see Pearson's software in St. George's or Shawnigan Lake. Good old fashion teaching will remain. Why else would the fat cats send their brats there? Just so they can sit in front of a console and follow a computer program? What we need to do is go back to streaming. Meat heads in one school and kids who care in another. Problem solved. Sounds cruel, but it will work. This garbage we're seeing from the Liberals will not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870458664232083246.post-79861152328170241592011-11-11T23:00:20.334-08:002011-11-11T23:00:20.334-08:00Brilliant article and scary reality.Brilliant article and scary reality.LGTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870458664232083246.post-58605366758140722011-11-11T12:05:12.689-08:002011-11-11T12:05:12.689-08:00Looks very much like the Koch brother's ALEC m...Looks very much like the Koch brother's ALEC mantra is now infecting BC's public school system. They do fund the Fraser Institute generously.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870458664232083246.post-59122271255831186262011-11-09T11:00:09.849-08:002011-11-09T11:00:09.849-08:00One of the reasons why Finland is so highly rated ...One of the reasons why Finland is so highly rated in educational achievement (literacy specifically) is related to its language and overwhelmingly so. Finnish is a highly phonemic language: "The Finnish orthography follows the phoneme principle: each phoneme (meaningful sound) of the language corresponds to exactly one grapheme (independent letter), and each grapheme represents almost exactly one phoneme. This enables an easy spelling and facilitates reading and writing acquisition. The rule of thumb for Finnish orthography is: write as you read, read as you write." So, in effect, the language is really easy to learn. It is also easy to teach. There is less time spent teaching students how to read. More time is spent on content, which explains --in large part-- why Finland does so well in educational achievement ... and literacy.<br /><br />So, instead of reforming educational practices or using Ipads in the classroom (which might be relatively helpful nonetheless), the most efficient policy should be to reform the English language to be more phonemic! According to research, the average students should be able to read (and spell) English 2 years earlier than he or she is now! However, I doubt Pearson will want that from happening!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com