Comments for Calgary Association of Parents and School Councils

Comment on Welcome Back! by Alan Ray

Wed, 28 Sep 2016 17:58:23 +0000

Regarding the 2016 -2017 school schedule and recent article in Calgary Herald:
There was a time when schools had a responsibility to look after children so that “Mothers and/or care givers” could go to work.
As a grandparent it is too much for me to deal with 2:30pm daily closures and every Friday afternoon’s.
Surely there is a better balance between schools and homes in managing responsibility for the next generation of children.
I read that educators argue that the early grades are most critical to children’s development.
The current system seems to seriously impact the most vulnerable families
The requirement to providing 940hrs of classroom training (grades 1 – 5) is being gamed by the system at the expense of parents and children. The Alberta government could set school hours in addition to classroom time to provide “a lunch hour” and supervised activitie until 4pm.
A 35hr to 40hr week for teachers during school terms does not seem to me an intolerable expectation.

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Comment on Math Learning – When is the Conversation Over? by velo

Tue, 21 Jun 2016 14:55:00 +0000

If a passing grade was 50 or 55%, then, what you are really saying is that you are comfortable with students not knowing 45-50% of the curriculum. Anytime we look to university professors for pedagogical leadership we fail. While brilliant, most professors run extremely poor learning environments and fail miserably when it comes to differentiated instruction, assistive technology, and, often, simple marking protocol. If the purpose of education is to have everyone attend and pass university courses, fine, ask professors what they require. However, the vast majority of students don’t go to university. Education provides a lot more than memorization skills to satisfy math prof protocols.

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Comment on Math Learning – When is the Conversation Over? by Nick

Tue, 21 Jun 2016 04:50:18 +0000

Excellent letter. If refusing to meet with, or even answer, concerns of people like Dr. Tran-Davies and Dr. Bowman is indicative of the move to assurance over accountability, then I don’t think that there’s much in it for the parents and children of this province. Keep up the good work.

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Comment on Math Learning – When is the Conversation Over? by Sajida Faiyaz

Thu, 16 Jun 2016 05:56:38 +0000

I would like to mention that now a days students are slave of technology. They depend on IPad, gadgets and computers. If you ask them what is 9×9 they needs few seconds to give you corrdct answers.
In my opinion focis on memorization rather tha technology. I remember we always memories tables and give the answer without even thinking.
Please do not make our kids technology slave.
I am university teacher and IT person but I always used technology as a tool to save my time but never depend on it.
Let me know if you need any suggestion or strategy to improve students math skills

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Comment on Walk A Kilometre in My Shoes by Parents pushing for Calgary school bus changes ask CBE to Walk a Kilometer in my Shoes - Calgary | Globalnews.ca

Tue, 06 Oct 2015 12:32:06 +0000

[…] “This allows us to experience what school children do as they travel to and from bus stops, twice a day, in all weather conditions,” reads a statement on the CAPSC website. […]

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Comment on Walk A Kilometre in My Shoes by Guido Rodriguez

Wed, 30 Sep 2015 19:37:31 +0000

I can walk during 35 and 45 minutes crossing the LRT rail and the 52 Street NE and some cross walk without any transit signs, but do you think it’s ok for my 9 and 8 year old kids? and in the evening do you think it’s ok to ask my mother-in-law, who’s almost 70 year-old, to walk for 1 hour and half to help us to receive the kids since it’s impossible for us to leave job in downtown around 3:15 pm to get on time?. What about on winter?

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Comment on Walk A Kilometre in My Shoes by Cindy

Tue, 29 Sep 2015 23:21:28 +0000

I can’t walk my 7-year-old boy with my 24-month-old baby 1.6km every single day like -25 degrees in the winter, and make the baby stays in the cold mornings for an hour in the morning and after to and from.

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Comment on Parents React to CBE Transportation Changes by Ming He

Wed, 23 Sep 2015 16:47:48 +0000

The new route map was published at Louis Riel school website for bus G. However, we as the parents were still NOT consulted before the new route was decided!

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Comment on Parents React to CBE Transportation Changes by An Observer

Fri, 04 Sep 2015 15:05:51 +0000

“Let’s work together.” Joy Bowen-Eyre, CBE Trustee

From: http://www.calgarysun.com/2015/09/02/calgary-school-board-chairs-talk-with-the-sun-about-back-to-school

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Comment on Parents React to CBE Transportation Changes by Ledy Magaly Rincon

Fri, 04 Sep 2015 02:03:41 +0000

Please, we need same level of service that we received last year. THANK YOU!

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