Below, are two comments I recently published which anticipate the BIG SHIFT in BC's education scenario — announced today (June25 8:00 am — Lone negotiator to lead revised teacher talks). For a quick read of expected directions foreseen, see *** in the bolded sections below. June 14, 2013, comment, Tunya Audain to Vancouver Sun… Read more
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Frustrated Parents Expect Responsiveness & Results
Frustrated Parents Expect Responsiveness & Results It’s taken me 40 years to witness signs that parents may finally be accorded the respect and place they should have in state education systems. The public school movement — in its march to secularization, uniformity, and centralization — has very effectively used and… Read more
Cartoon Says it All: New Education Minister To Tame The Beasts!
Yet Another New Education Minister Tries To Tame The Beasts! A new Minister of Education – the fifth in 9 years – has just been appointed (Oct 25/10) in British Columbia, Canada. The field of education reform is rife with pitfalls – lurking dangers and ferocious adversaries. Any education… Read more
Regional School Boards Dysfunctional
Are Current Models of Education Delivery Dysfunctional? (by Tunya Audain 100315, comment to blog Food For Thought (SQE) on topic: The Dance of the Lemons 100314 re: Newsweek cover story – Why We Must Fire Bad Teachers (Mar 15/10) Many of the comments in this Newsweek story say the very… Read more
Home Education – The Quiet Revolution
Home Education: The Quiet Revolution In British Columbia we have a College of Teachers which has oversight over education, competence, complaints, etc. On June 4, 2010, I made a 5 minute presentation to acquaint the College of the value and validity of home education. I emphasized that home education: a)… Read more