Monday, February 28, 2011

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Reading Challenge 2011 - Summary

month of February has been quite prolific on the side reading for me with 1421 + 500 pages Official pages of the book I'm read, for a grand total of almost 2000 pages. It's simple, if the book is good, I read all the time on my lunch hour, after dinner, before bed, on weekends when I do not know what to do ... it flies! And then the winter when it's cold or there is a storm, it's not as if there were many other things to do. Part as I'm here, I will have no problem reading the 52 books of the challenge! Taste

girls - Dany Laferriere, 331 pages

I might have chosen a better book from Dany Laferrière. Say it was not for me, but a must-read to find out. Dany style is interesting. Many dialogues and short sentences, making sure everything goes rather quickly. It is also a disadvantage because there are no descriptions in this novel. I could not imagine the scene or the characters. I should only see through their dialogue (or monologue, as sections of the book), which I was not so pleased. I have come to the obvious: I like descriptive novels. I like to describe the colors, textures and smells, they call the plants and trees in the background (even if very often, I have no idea which resemble those plants and trees). I like to feel that the places and characters really exist.

What I found in the Book of Danny, rather, they are characters who have to live in a difficult environment, Haiti 70s. Rich girls do not want to show that they are poor and young girls want to look rich. The main characters are a bunch of hysterical teenage girls who screamed insults to know which is the whore. They treat men like crap. I understand that this is a way to survive in a hostile world but I do not feel at all close to the characters. It alternates between the adventures of teenage girls seen through the eyes of a boy of 15 years and the diary of a girls band that comes from the rich medium. That may be me who does not understand the second level of the remarkable story ...

thistle and tartan - Diana Gabaldon, 647 pages

Here I must confess that I just found the next series I will read avidly this year. The thistle and tartan is exactly the kind of book I love: another place, another time. A note of fantastic, just what is needed. Charismatic characters, places spellbinding. I could not ask for anything better.

Claire Beauchamp is on vacation with her husband, Frank Randall, Scotland, shortly after the end of World War II during which she worked as a nurse. DeFrank separated for several years, they are happy to finally find. During a walk in the forest, they discover a stone circle (kind of Stonehenge). Claire returns alone, passes through a split stone and finds himself 200 years earlier, in 1743, amid a échaufourrée between the English and Scots. It will be saved by the Scots, the McKenzie clan more precisely, and brought back to Castle Leoch. Itself being English, the Scots take time to trust him and accuse him of sorcery because his knowledge as a nurse. To escape the evil Captain Jonathan Randall English, she must marry against her will a Scotsman whose head is a price, Jamie Fraser, whom she eventually falls in love. Follows a series of adventures to save the skin of one and another and out of the clutches of British.

The characters are endearing, stunning scenery and detestable villains. The time seems to be well told. It reminds me the kind of Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett (Notice interested parties!).

Brigitte
of Wrath - Jerome Lafond, 178 pages

I read this book because it was written by a friend of a friend. At first it looked promising because it portrays a teenager with an atypical personality who lives in the Lower Laurentians, St. Scholastica. She loves cats abandoned, vampires, witches, cemeteries, the killers and bad guys. In short, you get the picture. Despite some very interesting characters and unusual situations (eg, a murderer who has plagued the region, leaving the bodies of his victims in slurry pits or troughs for cows), I found that this novel lacked depth and it was rather disjointed. It jumps from one scene to another without continuity. One begins to say something but there is no sequel. I kinda had the feeling of reading a draft of a novel promising. Like a movie trailer. I found that there was potential in the story, I am not bored while reading it but I stayed on my hunger. I hope the next novel will be more robust because it contained a world that has barely been touched.

Monsieur Ibrahim and the Flowers of the Koran - Eric Emmanuel Schmitt, 85 pages

This author was recommended to me by friends. Of all his books, I chose this one because I had already heard the title somewhere but I can not say where. It is a short book: 85 pages. Much shorter than I am used to read. And it's written very big. To be honest, I read in one go on my lunch hour. It took me 30 minutes maximum wholesale. I had the feeling of reading a new rather than a novel. It racontre history of Momo, a 16 year old who lives in Paris with her father, a disillusioned man who never smiles. Momo is taken Friendship for Ibrahim, a Muslim who runs the corner grocery store in a Jewish neighborhood. I will say no more otherwise it will do nothing for you to sink your teeth when you read the book.

In all honesty, this is not the kind of book I like for two reasons. First, it is a book that I would classify in the category and moral philosophy alongside the story of Pi or the Alchemist, two books that I did not particularly like but many have loved it. These are relatively simple and short stories that provide ideas about life. Personally, I do not read and think, I read to escape. This type of book suits me very little. Second, 85 pages written in block 16, it is much too short for me. I do not have time to immerse myself in places and characters that it's over. Just thirty minutes in my life who have passed like a flash and I do not remember probably in a week. I think I am made to read lengthy sagas and novels with a plot. Rather, this kind of reading that satisfies me.

I recommend the book if you like this kind of literature. I do not doubt that you will enjoy reading it. For my part, I defer to the second volume of the series Outlander by Diana Gabaldon!

The jitters around the world Volume 1 - Bruno Blanchet, 180 pages

I had no expectations for this book. Like Bruno Blanchet, I like travel stories, so I borrowed the book. I was not expecting what I discover. The book consists of a series of columns published in the newspaper La Presse in 2004-2005 and presented in a format scrapbook with photos, copies of plane tickets, etc.. We follow Bruno through the Pacific Islands and parts of Asia (Myanmar, Laos, China). He recounts his adventures. It is sometimes funny, sometimes sad, sometimes informative but always very well written. Because he has a pen-Tite our teeth! I laughed out loud at several passages, including hunting wild pig (like in Lost!), I even cried with laughter when he recounted his first meal in China or the way he recognize Chinese characters. It is a light book that reads quickly and leads us elsewhere. I recommend it to everyone, without exception. The only downside: the photos printed voluntarily poor. I would have liked to see the details of the images, but you end up with photos as a point, as if it had grown color photos of log. I guess it's a style we wanted to give the book.

Currently, I read The Talisman, the second book in the series the Thistle and the Tartan (Outlander) by Diana Gabaldon. Much of the book happens in the region of Paris, the royal court and among the people of the nobility. It's still as good, but I much preferred the scenery of Scotland. I should finish this book in the first week of March. On my list for this month, I have the last two volumes of the jitter around the world of Bruno Blanchet and two Kathy Reichs coming up through interlibrary loan.

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1982.

We were two little ass that made journalism in college. More mushy than the other. So I followed him. Because he was go-getter. Because he was not afraid of his fears. Unlike me.

He had decided that we would have an interview with Annie Girardot crossing show in Montreal. I do not know how he did. A great lady. Generous. Available. It was 19 years. She was a superstar. It is not published.

I wanted you to know. For that memories are not always those that remind us that we the media.

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Clogs No. 41> From the Tops Wired

In the latest issue of the magazine shoes, you will find an article (JLD) on a novel aspect of hauling the horse when it is associated with yarding cable yarder.
And of course, other items still interesting.

Sunday, February 27, 2011

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How much will phones and TBI and who will pay?

It was read in this previous post : it will cost $ 160 million for the purchase of laptops and interactive whiteboards. Taking into account the cost schedules (installation, training, etc..), Some speakers speak twice, almost three times, between 300 and 450 million. Here, a detail: in some classes, we found neither blinds nor curtains. For full sun, without them, the table become a TBI: an array stupidly inefficient. The purchase and installation of blinds, in which budget already?

over five years, the purchase of laptops and TBI, memory is more than the amount spent on the improvement of French as well as various measures against dropping out, homophobia and violence in school combined. With the addition of resources promised in the last collective bargaining, it is the largest program in education for years. And we understand that it was totally improvised, since even the boards were put the perfume of this initiative!

can also question the use of TBI in the classroom. If it is used to distribute video content or fixed, it would have been better to buy lights. A TBI is made to be interactive, not only allow the teacher to have a beautiful piece of technology but also engage the student who will use the occasion to better master certain learning. Do you think this teaching approach, because that is what it is, applies to all programs and discipline with all the teachers?

It is the installation of BITs as the Intensive English required: the principle is good, but its universality is an absurdity consumed.

One last point: who will pay for these BITs and these phones? The answer will rage or discourage you, depending. Read this passage from this text Francis Cardinal Press aptly titled "School bling-bling":

Especially since these gadgets have a cost. Enormous. The tables are broken down to $ 3000 short, to multiply in each of 40 000 classrooms in the province. Add to this a laptop for each of 80 000 teachers, and the bill is approaching $ 200 million ... besides the training all these people require for good reason.
A whopping ... which must be drawn, as was said by Jean Charest, out of the "financial framework established a year ago." And that's where the rub. Technology has its place in the class, but if she enters the price of a reallocation of resources, it is reasonable to ask whether it is a priority.
This denotes that this is not new money injected into education. Now think about your class, your school and ask yourself, what resources, what service my school board and the MELS will they cut to allow me to have a laptop and a BIT?

Saturday, February 26, 2011

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February pork stew with leeks in creamy mustard sauce

Phew, I'm rarely on my blog these days ! Because I am busy doing research to buy my first house. I'm pissed! I went to visit today in the area of Rawdon. Rawdon is so beautiful! Unfortunately, the fine houses were too small and large houses needed too much renovation. No middle ground. Better luck next time I'm in no hurry!

So, I do not know what I did or if it is because of me but I think I made magic. To make the magic trick is simple. It takes: a pork butt home Pig hundred ways you do not know what to do, lots of Dijon mustard, of cream and 1 hour of your time. There. It melts in your mouth, literally. It's so good that I want you there to plant and eat the whole dish.

4 servings

650g cubed pork shoulder (me: a butt with bone 3 pounds trimmed, boneless and detailed cubed) 2 large leeks
sliced, white and green
2 cup
chicken broth 3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon mustard seeds
1 / 2 cup cream 35%
1 tablespoon dried tarragon


Pepper to taste Brown the meat and leeks in a little oil a few minutes. Add stock and mustard, stir well and cover. Bring to a boil then reduce heat and simmer 45 minutes.

Add remaining ingredients. Cook a few minutes. Serve over rice or egg noodles.

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Sadaqa Quartet Wadada Leo Smith - Spiritual Dimensions



CD1: Al-Shadhili's Litany of the Sea: Sunrise, Pacifica; Umar at the Dome of the Rock, Parts 1 & 2; Crossing Sirat ; South Central LA Kulture

CD2: South Central LA Kulture; Anglela Davis Organic; Joy: Spiritual Fire: Joy.


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Small portrait of Francis Legault

Press publishes this morning an interesting portrait of one of two co-chairs the Coalition for the Future of Quebec (CAQ), François Legault. I paste here the portion of text about his visit to the Ministries of Education and Health. Bold is mine.

What I notice first in this passage is that accredits the very thesis about the great power enjoyed by senior officials in regard to pedagogy, but also the little discussion that have had our policy makers around the implementation of a teaching competence. The PQ and François Legault left reform officials and tried to catch some slippage troubling afterthought.

In terms of political intervention in education, everything is a matter of dosage, however. Here we have the distinct impression of a laissez-faire about the educational aspects. I remember how, in an interview, Mr. Legault gave me the impression not to marry this aspect of his ministry and repeating rote phrases.

A second key claim of this passage is that Mr. Legault is more of a manager very interested in the performance of staff he has under his leadership a man content. This was the case in health as in education. Moreover, it seems to show little understanding of the culture of the machinery of government, did not appear to found the performance contracts which he became the herald were easily thwarted by our school administrators and even produce cons-productive effects. Indeed, we have seen recently: to achieve the targets set by these agreements, principals do not hesitate to ask teachers to artificially inflate the scores of their students. In Ontario, similar ideas have prompted schools to downright cheat some evaluation. "As manager, manager and half" , one is tempted to respond.

Legault is it the man for the job? Still difficult to determine, especially since the ideas of the coalition he co-chairs are still unclear. In education, however, it passes between 1998 and 2002 does not seem to see left good memories around me.

Firstly, Legault failed to take corrective action following the program of retirements that has bled the system of education. He obviously trusted the universities with the result that still lives today.

Then his unfortunate statement to the effect that teachers wanted to be paid "for reading magazines" and improve their skills at home during their free time has left marks. It showed a profound lack of sympathy towards them. Some colleagues did not hesitate, then, to speak contemptuously. Has it changed? Nothing indicates to us now. But I note that Mr. Legault is estimated that only a majority of teachers are competent. Not a big majority. A simple majority.

His support at the time, the education reform and its lack of critical thinking teaching are also elements that do not look for it. In the imaginary teacher, it is for those ministers who, like others, have been "bloated" by officials. Moreover, the fact that he has not formally separated from the reform comes to reinforce this idea.

If the statement of principles of the QCA intends to return to teaching more focused on knowledge and some basic skills, it is not, however, one of which was constantly put forward by the coalition, Legault pounding his willingness to assess teachers.

To follow, say another.

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A CEO

Minister Jean-François Lisée, the "economic nationalism" is the trademark of François Legault. Reelected, Lucien Bouchard offered the Education Legault. Our business man was stunned.

There must apply the "reform", prepared under Pauline Marois. the Council of Ministers, it was not often discussed in the assessment of "competence". Legault has quickly adopted the language of its officials. But the new newsletter parents rebuffed - Lucien Bouchard has publicly repudiated his minister in skinning.

"What interested him was the results. He was a manager. He knew he was not a teacher and left it to officials , "says Lise. François Legault

also wanted to impose on colleges and universities to its "performance contracts", so that budgets are conditional on success. " was an accountant, an accountant, an accountant " says Gaëtan Boucher, director of the Federation of colleges. He could not understand that the dropout rate was not related to an arithmetic formula.

early 2001, Legault came out with another coup. He has publicly threatened to resign because the Treasury Board president, Jacques Léonard, does it not allocated sufficient budget for the "performance contracts" to universities. "We came back on the commitments of the Youth Summit. My resignation letter was written, "said Francois Legault.

Therefore, "it is seen as a hero in the education community," recalls Lisée. Around this time around it was formed a group of young disciples. The François Rebello, Pascal Berube and Nicolas Girard - has become MPs - Sylvain Gendron, Martin Koskinen and student leaders have all followed. Behind the scenes, they have long worked for their guru.

In 2002, under Bernard Landry, Legault is passed to the Health. Minister's title, with two delegates, including David Levine, a former hospital director. The latter knew better network and even admonished his fellow neophyte when it promised to reduce waiting times to emergencies. Legault but "was clearly the boss."

It soon returned to his hobby, a "system" to check the "yield" hospitals. After paramedics were are up against a closed door emergency Shawinigan. Quebec passed a law that forced doctors to work in emergencies. When the Board of Health Saguenay sent a subpoena to a doctor in Montreal, Legault has exploded. "I told him I was in the act he had just passed," recalls Renald Dutil, then president of the Federation of General Practitioners of Quebec.

Legault would manage the network of health as "a CEO of company" summarizes Renald Dutil. "The doctors were its employees: it was a deep ignorance of the medical culture," he quips. The fact remains that the "medical activities" imposed by Legault is still in force nearly 10 years later.

Friday, February 25, 2011

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Percheron Sarthe Union: Meeting

The Union Sarthe Percheron horse invites its members and members of the ASA (Association Sarthe coupling) has a meeting with the theme at the 2011 World Animation Sarthe.
This meeting will be held Wednesday, March 2 at 7:30 p.m. in the Multipurpose Hall of Juillé near Beaumont in the Sarthe.
recalled that the General Assembly of the Union will be held Saturday, March 12.

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Intensive English: the great improvisational

To satisfy certain electoral ambitions, the Charest government has decided to implement the learning of English in intensive form in sixth grade.

If there seems to be general agreement with this idea, read this morning the number of queries that arise in the media about this project to realize how this idea is totally improvised.

Rima Elkouri in La Presse, pretty well sums up the general line of thought: "After years of debate and hesitation around this thorny issue still in Quebec, one might say, in French and English, that it is a good idea. Provided of course that we succeed in putting into practice properly. "

But it also poses good questions saprées:
- Where will they be properly trained English teachers?
- Will there be to attract teachers outside the big cities?
- English school boards, given their small size, it will suffice to meet the demand?
- This program should be mandatory for all if we take into account students experiencing delays school?

The Minister of Education indicated this morning that it was considering even get qualified teachers in Ontario. Does she seriously believe that they will work in Quebec by accepting a pay cut? Another solution of the Minister is equally incongruous: relying on increased enrollment of prospective teachers of English. Minister aware that the duration of a ferry in this area is four years?

The best proof of improvisation government remains the reaction of the president of the Fédération des commissions scolaires du Québec (QBCF), Josée Bouchard "We were surprised by this announcement. This is completely new. You really talk about modalities. We know he is already short of English teachers in English schools. Where will we look for teachers? There are many unanswered questions. "

As for me, the Charest government announced years of improvisation in education primary. So we are still stuck in the education reform, changes in ballot, it adds another layer. And so, without consulting the school or reflect its true needs.

Thursday, February 24, 2011

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The portable interactive whiteboards Jean Charest: 160 million minimum

This was the conclusion to which this text comes Money magazine.

The Charest government's announcement involves the combined purchase of a smart board and projector, which can be installed very close to the table for each classroom of Quebec. This material is equivalent to a unit amount of approximately $ 3 000. Added to this is buying a computer for each teacher, who may trade at about $ 500. Equip 43 000 62 000 classes and teachers under the program amount to a total bill of $ 160 million for Quebec.

The $ 500 laptop? We're talking about devices Lenovo and Dell. How reliable are these? Mystery and gumdrop. Which software will be equipped? When I do not think we ever to boast the Macintosh laptops in education, I have a feeling they will be equipped at a discount.

Moreover, I could not help but laugh when reading the following excerpt:

Some basic models of these tables can plug directly into the USB port of a computer, according to Nicolas Bégin, Vice-President iclass Canada, distributor ActivBoard tables. Installation does not represent a significant portion of acquisition costs.

It has indeed been at least one month between the delivery to our school a whiteboard and ask the latter. Lack of material resources used, notice required by engineers from the SC, it was a real saga.

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Agricultural Show: The A's Honor Sarthois

For the fourth consecutive time at the Salon de l'Agriculture, Prime Minister Francois Fillon at Matignon received a delegation of Percheron breeders Sarthe. But Alain Patout was a first. His son Mathias was there (left in photo) and Pierre-Yves Berger Union President Percheron Sarthe (right in photo).

  • Tétrière Trump, Alain Patout (Sarthe) by Mathias Patout, finished first in the competition model and gaits, Small Class Size.

  • Titus Vanoise with his stallion Lionel Blanchet (left) and his breeder Mr. Merel very moved to first place in his horse, Category Stallions.

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Genesis Coupe Limitation

A bicycle for a dyslexic (addition)

It is this image that came to my head at the announcement of the measures contained in the inaugural speech of the new parliamentary session of the first Charest.

Here the Prime Minister announced on education and my reactions to hot.

Interactive whiteboard and portable

announcing that each class of each school of Quebec will have a smart white board and each teacher will be provided with a laptop .

argument advanced by Mr. Charest to support this:

"Our young people are attracted to new technologies. It's their universe. The school must be part of that reality. The blackboard, one we all known, will be modernized. "

I wonder a lot about the real impact of interactive whiteboards in the classroom. Is it really useful? Its use is it optimal or will he high-tech overhead projector ? These questions seem very legitimate and I must say they have found no satisfactory answers to them. Moreover, what training would I use it to learn and I will give it?

On the laptop, again, how this measure will she established practice in our schools? Who will manage this huge number of computers? Who will pay? Will it adequately trained in their use? Do we find also technicians Computer in sufficient numbers in our schools? Does it require a specific brand? Would I be able to integrate the software of my choice?

I would also note that schools do not have all the technical infrastructure to support the implementation of laptops and TBI. Who will pay for such infrastructure as wireless or cable connection?

In this regard, I note some important elements that learned recently:

- 32.8% of computers in secondary schools are not connected to the Internet.
- 62.1% of teachers say they use a "minority" of telecommunications applications of new technologies, such as correspondence, exchanges and forums.
- 51.2% of secondary teachers have a "sufficient control" of new technologies to integrate them into their teaching.


Overall, all these things will end up being, they, to use gadgets or actual teaching tools?

Sport

L e Sport is central to student life. It is a path of academic success. It creates healthy habits. It teaches valuable lessons about self, others and about life. There is a Quebec student enthusiasm for the sport. The stands are filled with students and parents the pride of school teams reflects on entire communities. When one is proud of his school, they stay and they succeeded.

announcing that the government will invest to build pride and ownership related to interscholastic teams. All public secondary schools in Quebec have the resources to improve training facilities and equip their team uniforms that students will be proud to wear.


Good for physical education teachers. But I will on this point.

English

Since 2003, we increased the time devoted to the study and mastery of French. Our language is our identity, it is also our strength. Our language is an instrument of freedom. In this, there is no opposition between the full command of French and knowledge of a second and a third language.

announcing that students in Grade 6 will spend half their year intensive learning of English. This approach will be progressively extended to all of Quebec over a period of 5 years. In this regard, we will highlight new collaborations between French and English school boards.


It is true that we increased the time devoted to the study of French, either, but we note that the mastery of it has not significantly increased with the reform. Instead, the results of elementary students in French have even declined. Never mind, let us go ahead with intensive English in sixth grade, so there is no consensus as to the risks it may pose to learning French.

Also, I can not wait to see how this will be carried out intensive teaching of English and the partnership between French and English school boards with the various agreements that govern their respective teachers.

Moreover, the risk of being mean, is that English students of the sixth grade will be eligible for intensive teaching of French as a second language? And if this is universal and compulsory, what will we do with some Montreal students from cultural communities where English is sometimes better than their teacher?

Civics and etiquette

Education forms citizens of tomorrow. It must also cultivate the art of living together and respect towards others, especially to teachers.

announcing that training in citizenship will be implemented in all schools and all schools in Quebec will be equipped with codes of life centered on respect for the person, the authority of teacher and principals .


What training? Produced by whom? Given under which course? We will adopt the code by June of living in my school. Will there be specific instructions on this subject before that date or will improvise it all? Legally, is it not governing board of a school to determine the content of a code of life and adopt it? The government will he change the law on public instruction in this case?

Charest has even indicated that he advocated vous classroom. Will he also tell me how to take attendance?

Conclusions hidden

Honestly, it looks like a dusting of action without real coherence. Is announced and we'll see. That lack of vision, values, realism. And a lot like what I denounced in a previous post . Yet time, we are witnessing the phenomenon of the inverted pyramid. It was decided in high places which will be good regardless of the needs of the base or base their choices on a rigorous analysis of the situation. It provides solutions without clearly understanding the problem. More importantly, it does not consult anyone in advance, giving the whole an air of improvisation undeniable, especially if one considers the case of the code of life.

Several speakers stressed elsewhere ( here and here ) that these measures do not meet the needs expressed by teachers and other various stakeholders and the education community.

most urgent measures have merited linger as pre-kindergarten to half-time for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds or adding support resources for students with difficulties, disabilities or who have behavioral problems. But with the recent arrival of Francois Legault in the political landscape, it should mark a major media coup and strike the imagination.

As a teacher of French, I note that these measures do almost nothing for the improvement of education in my field. With the intensive teaching of English, I wonder even whether I will not attend a decline in mastery of French youth.

While it is an important success plans that requires schools to adopt and a fixture in the academic progress of a student, I would expect that supports the teaching of French in order significant. Now, who harvests the jackpot? English and physical education. Find consistency.

An example among many: Jean Charest has announced any measure of reading among young people. Yet we all know that this is a shortcoming that must be corrected if we want to improve their academic achievement, particularly among boys. What good is an interactive whiteboard in a classroom where students struggling to decode words?

Let me be clear: I am not saying that most of these are bad. But they will not contribute significantly to resolving the various problematic situations that we are in education.

It is nice to own a bicycle for a young, except that it does not solve his problems with dyslexia.

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Another digression on reactions Ms. Marois, a former Education Minister and aspiring to the position of Premier of Quebec and François Paquet, President of the Federation of Committees parents Quebec.

Regarding the intensive teaching of English, Ms. Marois said: "Some children may also be retarded in their learning, particularly French." Need I remind you that this is the same person who suggested there was not so long ago a similar measure.

And now, concerning the reaction Mr. Paquet on the teaching of English Intensive "My two daughters have lived those courses. I installed in two schools and I know it's success everywhere. Parents want to have intensive English classes. "Did I told Mr. Paquet likes to talk to their children and use the first person? Now he has even established programs of intensive English at two schools on his own ...

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In Arcand, we gently mocked Mr. Charest's speech on education. Jean Lapierre speaks improvisation and end the regime. We questioned the appropriateness of a BIT and a laptop in unstructured classes found in several schools in Quebec. As for the agreements between French and English school boards, one wonders about the possibility of achieving the Saguenay ...

Vincent Marissal, La Presse, speaks of "dusting" the lack of measures for the teaching of French and that many municipalities are not even connected!

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Coalition for Quebec's future: the wisdom in Students change

Brainstorm, everyone can. The ADQ and his band of boy scouts have done ... Brainstorm based intelligent analysis and study of the situation that we propose to change, there is something else. Thus, it was rarely heard Mario Dumont go further than a clip of five seconds in the case of the abolition of school boards. The right

rising in Quebec has ideas. One becomes aware in the news and one shudders so sometimes they are reductive. In fact, there is more prejudice than of ideas. If we stay with the example of school boards, we all remember instances of blatant waste of money, red tape. This means there provided that it is necessary to abolish them? I'm not so sure. By cons, we must certainly review their operations, refocus on their core missions and better mark the expenses of their executives.

Discard the water, the baby and the bassinet was never a strategy intelligent and efficient. I have lived long enough improvisation Renewal pedagogical hope they do again or encourage this kind of disaster based on wishful thinking. Or, you can have rants and crying a little. It nevertheless remains that, when proposing real change in any field whatsoever, we have the responsibility to ensure the success of these. Left to take longer as we would like, even to reconsider our view of things.

In Quebec, over the last fifteen years in education, it is this wisdom that has failed when it came time to make several major changes. Some politicians - Pauline Marois in mind - have used their passage to the MELS to score political points without having the discernment to understand the issues behind the choices offered them some senior officials. They wanted to make history with the result that we know. A world of education divided, disorganized and inefficient when we look at the budgets that are investing and personal make-up.

If the team wants Legault put forward some ideas, she has a responsibility to think and analyze the situation and its solutions before doing so. It must seek expertise in education that will guide towards solutions that are more suited to today's reality and tomorrow's challenges. This reflection must take place outside the Ministry of Education and various instances of the academic world who are in conflict of interest when proposing changes. The device

Quebec government has now reached the midlife crisis. It must make choices that some decision makers do not even want to consider fear of losing the benefits they have granted over the years. If Quebec is to initiate change in education, they must be thoughtful and move beyond stupid prejudice if we are to avoid repeating past mistakes we are still paying the price today.

Monday, February 21, 2011

Inner Envelope With Pocketfold Invitation?

News

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unmotivated? Officials are still working (add)

If students are unmotivated Quebec, the fault lies with the media played "a decisive role in the construction of this negative perception experienced by pupils and parents towards this reform (education reform)" . Such, at least, the finding which comes Godelieve De Koninck in his letter published in The Sun recently. Let me disagree with this idea.

Indeed, it should be noted that the number of students who get their DES has increased over recent years. It is therefore far from the climate of demotivation and failure described by Ms. De Koninck. Theoretically, more students succeed.

By cons, if I write theoretically, it is because, increasingly, we see that this success is often an illusion. Thus, the media began to reveal stories now where teachers are request to increase the scores their students to "pass". What then is this success? And especially that this school is in the eyes of young people who are not fooled by this charade? Is it possible that some of them drop out because the school itself and the network of education failed to demonstrate their relevance in recent years?

It is easy to blame the media and say they did not do "discover the good things of this reform and its necessity" . You should know that the proponents of this reform have benefited during the years of media support from the MELS and the school boards. We have lost count the money that was invested to sell the education reform through an army of public relations and press conferences. If it failed to get a good press, simply because he failed to fulfill its promises. Quite the contrary, he had so many pitfalls that his opponents had a field day criticizing. Must remember the saga of the ballots with smiling snowmen, delays in the drafting of disciplinary programs and so on?

Those who have proposed this educational revolution had the responsibility to conduct it safely. However, they have demonstrated incredible amateur and even today they are not even accountable about the whole mess. Worse still, some work still to MELS and persist in this path.

By imposing this education reform, not taking into account the realities of school, in not giving it the means of its ambitions by challenging teachers as if they were mere pawns, our educational policy makers have weakened the school system and completely disorganized one. It's more themselves than the media that should turn our eyes when we want to understand why young Quebecois do not have a good opinion of their schools and they are unmotivated.

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And, let's add a layer : all deputies to the MELS, except one, received performance bonuses last year, a sign that we are satisfied with their good job.

The lamentable state of public finances of Quebec has not prevented the nine deputy ministers in the Ministry of Education, Recreation and Sport (MELS) to share, last year, no fewer than 113 $ 000 in bonuses, a jumped 68% in two years.

While MELS requires network administrators to school to tighten their belts, eight of the nine most senior officials of the department received in 2008-2009, a bonus of between $ 11 500 and $ 19 500.

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What is the easiest way for our students to succeed? Increase their scores without being certain that this result is accurate. In a post on Iowa, I said we often confuse perseverance, success and dropout. And it was also necessary to question the value of this "success." In Quebec, certainly we are falling into this mirror illusions.

The Press this morning shows us that success for some policy makers through the comparison with other schools and increased pressure on teachers to ensure that more students pass. It does not add resources to help struggling students. No, we add assistants to verify the results of groups and we buy software to make comparisons between CS and schools. In fact, a journalist discovers the least bit curious that whenever MELS added responsibilities to CS, their first instinct is to hire new personnel in completing the paperwork.

Why such pressure? Because Act 88 requires CS to respect signed partnership agreements with MELS that provide targets for academic achievement and that schools sign, in turn, management agreements with the same CS for the same goals.

This increase results, MELS the practice itself with the reviews they correct. Thus, in Secondary V French, it determines the criteria for correction while checking through mathematical models that they will achieve a certain success rate, it usually moderates student achievement on the rise when they appear to him not too (correction: too low).

We do not want students to learn, we want them to succeed. Nuance.

Sunday, February 20, 2011

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Great pride for the race Percheron : standard Sympa Bellevue, livestock Summerwind Stud Farm, just in time to win the title of Supreme Champion in South Africa. Its French producer Michel Paris, who was there with his family, took over the plane to France with a radiant smile!
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Saturday, February 19, 2011

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About the salary of a teacher salary increase according

When you remember your teacher's salary, remember these numbers :

M ven figures from the Ministry of Education show that. According to Education Indicators 2010, the average salary of educators (a category that includes teachers, but also managers and professionals in the school system) is lower in Quebec than in the rest of Canada, including in provinces of Atlantic.

While Quebec teachers earned an average $ 58 430 in 2007-2008, the Canadian average was $ 69 222 during the same period. The Ministry document states, however, that "the cost of living is also lower" in Quebec that "surrounding areas".

The gap is also important with the United States, where the average wage is $ 6000 higher for the same year. The average wage in Quebec is also lower than the average for countries of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.
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Legault clarify. Thus, in the JDEM, we learn the following facts:

program Legault wants to make education the top priority for years to come. To this end, the group suggested a new deal with teachers who proposes a wage increase in exchange for greater responsibility to promote academic success of their students.

Francois Legault's group also proposed that teachers be evaluated on their results. Contrary to rumors, the document makes no mention of an eventual abolition of school boards.

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responsibilities for teachers? Former Minister of Education does not seem to understand that this idea has its limits.

First, how can you add responsibilities without providing more resources and autonomy to teachers? It is ridiculous to demand more of an employee trapped in a mode that controls barely. The idea is to bring to the teacher only the weight of student achievement and goes against everything that is vehicle for some time with good reason: the academic success of youth is everybody's business. Honestly, if we stay here we are in magical thinking.

Secondly, this idea assumes that a teacher can do more. However, in some cases, we have seen, many teachers are burnt out, when they do not just slam depression. Stir an additional $ before their eyes will not change what they live and what we want from them.

Third, how accurately assess who is at a premium in return? This is yet another issue about a reality that a teacher does not always influence.

I am in favor of a third voice in relation to the two traditional parties that monopolize the Quebec long ago. But it must offer more than ideas that target only teachers who are far from being the main cause of the failures of our school system.

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The idea was launched yesterday while slowly starting to sink various elements of the platform of "movement" intends to launch Francois Legault: should we raise the salaries of teachers? Former Minister of Education intends to attract better candidates and motivate teachers already in post.

Francis Cardinal, Press , seems to favor the initiative. It relies on the latest PISA report: "Education systems most successful tend to give priority to teacher salaries and not to reduce class sizes. "

For my part, I have serious reservations about this measure. This is not a few thousand dollars more that will attract better teachers and motivate existing ones. The grievances of teachers elsewhere. Here are some tips to Legault.

- Just a few minutes to chat to see how they are fed up with changes "teaching" over the last twelve years and the disconnected nature of what is required by the MELS from the reality on the ground. Legault would be well friends if offered early retirement to all those teachers who go from government failure to another with each reform. In addition, senior officials accountable should the changes they propose. These are also the only individuals of the entire education system in Quebec seem to have no accountability.
- Teachers want more professional autonomy than money. Many people fleeing the world of education because the teachers are totally patronized. Never accept a true professional with much contempt from his bosses.
- Another point that drew praise from some teachers is that real look at how money is spent on education. Mr. Legault is already challenging the school board, either. But why stop halfway? It should initiate a meaningful analysis in education budgets. With the mergers of school boards that have become regional entities, what are the branches of the MELS, for example? The Department of Education, is there no need to engage in meaningful analysis of the role of the many organizations that are attached? Unless I'm mistaken, there are more staff per student in Quebec than in many other countries.

But there is little chance that the latter measure is put forward by anyone. The Ministry of Education is composed of employees whose unions vigorously defend positions. These are the same unions that defend the teachers ... whose working conditions have deteriorated over the years. The same unions that protect some members over others eventually.

Certainly, Mr. Legault will have solid proposals in education. For the record, it will be recalled that it had already stated, in full collective bargaining, the teachers were "Bookworms magazines "and supported the reform without any reservations. If you can not erase the past, we can nevertheless understand the present and future.

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Wednesday, February 16, 2011

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I was offered recently to sample two new light soups Campbell . Obviously I accepted because my whole life, I ate their products (especially cream of mushroom soup, yum) and I always thought it was excellent food stores. So I mailed two of their new soups, Minestrone be the gardener and chicken and noodles, both ready to eat.

New Light Campbell soups contain 25% fewer calories than regular versions at 70 calories per serving (250 ml) and 480 mg of sodium compared to 650 mg for the regular version, which has in my opinion a marked improvement for these products which are generally much too salty.

And now, the taste test!

Minestrone gardener

By pouring the soup, we note that the ratio of stock-pad is perfect: not too much of one or other. By cons, my opinion is that the pasta-vegetable ratio could be improved because there was too much pasta in my opinion and not enough vegetables.

soon as we put the soup to heat it gives off an aroma of ripe tomato very tasty. At taste however, I think it lack of aromatics, probably caused by decreasing the amount of salt in the soup. To counter this problem, I suggest you add a personal touch with garlic, oregano or garnishing the soup with parmesan croutons or small. For my part, I opted for the Parmesan is a classic flavor in minestrone.

My final verdict: If like me you eat this soup meal (hence the whole box), attention to levels of sodium that will be very high, nearly half the recommended maximum daily intake (2300 mg being ) or the 2 / 3 of the recommended optimal daily intake (as 1500 mg). If you serve this soup as a starter, expect a box of soup for two people. Although this soup has 25% fewer calories than its regular version, this difference is not huge (we're talking about 30 calories less per serving). I recommend the light version but especially for its low content in sodium. In any and everywhere, this soup is an excellent start for someone who has no time to prepare the soup from scratch but I strongly suggest to add a personal touch for added flavor.

Chicken Noodle

Ah, the classic and comforting Chicken Noodle! I was happy to find it in my package. Upon opening the box, we feel a strong smell of chicken. However, at the tasting, I blame him the same thing as the minestrone: lack of flavor. Looks like I do not taste the chicken. The positives are the chunks of chicken and vegetables. For lovers of big noodles, you will served! For my part, I have always preferred small in this type of noodle soup. This time, I have not found a trick to add flavor, unlike the minestrone. Regarding sodium, my comment is the same as the minestrone soup.

All in all, I chose the minestrone soup. In my opinion, this is a great convenience when you do not have time to cut a lot of vegetables to make soup. Chicken noodle soup recipe is a lot faster to do when you have cooked chicken on hand, I recommend the homemade version.

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