This morning as I was doing the proverbial parent dance of balancing meal preparation, wiping counters, and stuffing backpacks with clothes and books, my eight-year-old son charged at me and slapped me hard on my back. I winced from the pain and shock, because having been preoccupied by the chaos of Monday morning, I hadn’t […]
The theme of this issue of Perspectives is “Safe and Caring Schools.” There’s no doubt that the concept of safe schools transcends language issues: all students must feel safe at all times. In this respect, French and English schools alike experience the same realities. Yet for French-language schools in minority settings in Canada, caring also […]
A quick overview of CTF and its Member organizations’ activities in support of Aboriginal education.
Given student enrolment cuts in faculties of education, Carol Jolin, President of the Association des enseignantes et des enseignants franco-ontariens (AEFO), explains how these measures are jeopardizing the quality of French-language education in minority settings in Canada.
Disability Awareness Programs are at the heart of this article submitted by the Rick Hansen School Program. It explains how a positive climate that emphasizes high expectations for caring relationships and respectful interactions plays a key role in academic success.
