https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum Thoughts from the November 30, 2017, ETFO Community Forum in Cornwall: How can we work together to build better public elementary schools in Ontario? en-us 2017-12-01 22:55:13 UTC 2023-02-17 23:57:53 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Apple.png etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212534004 One size does not fit all.]]> 2017-12-02 18:36:44 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212534004 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212534056 Waste of resources - put the $ into mental health services.]]> 2017-12-02 18:37:14 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212534056 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212534158 Doesn’t test my son’s passion - technology or others.]]> 2017-12-02 18:38:12 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212534158 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212534217 Not a real reflection of what is happening in our schools.]]> 2017-12-02 18:38:53 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212534217 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212534261 Millions of dollars spent on something that has NO effect on the future. It is like banging our heads against wall that won’t break.]]> 2017-12-02 18:39:28 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212534261 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212534344 My son threw up over EQAO every day.]]> 2017-12-02 18:40:37 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212534344 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212534374 It’s to the detriment of all other subjects: Arts, athletics, music, will help with the stress but we take it all out for EQAO.]]> 2017-12-02 18:41:00 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212534374 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212534495 I just don’t know what we are doing with it... we give kids an IEP just so the school can compete.]]> 2017-12-02 18:42:18 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212534495 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212534574 What is it actually marking? Kids don’t get their mark for ages. Teachers don’t get info in time to change how they teach. It is false information ]]> 2017-12-02 18:43:10 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212534574 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212534685 My oldest is in grade 6. We are teaching to the test all year.]]> 2017-12-02 18:44:27 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212534685 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212534733 Government propaganda ]]> 2017-12-02 18:45:00 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212534733 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212534757 Useless information that is not even acted upon.]]> 2017-12-02 18:45:21 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212534757 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212534884 Integration is not working as a blanket approach.]]> 2017-12-02 18:47:08 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212534884 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212534953 Real funding that supports the real needs of students to be effective citizens.]]> 2017-12-02 18:48:03 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212534953 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212534999 EAs are being assigned to up to students in a class!]]> 2017-12-02 18:48:38 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212534999 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212535077 Quality health care and quality education are the foundation of our future.]]> 2017-12-02 18:49:30 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212535077 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212535121 Student resources are not following them through the grades.]]> 2017-12-02 18:50:08 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212535121 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212535147 Students unable to complete grade level work are frustrated and too frequently explode.]]> 2017-12-02 18:50:36 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212535147 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212535204 We need more resources: counselers, social workers, special education specialists, behaviourists...]]> 2017-12-02 18:51:28 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212535204 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212535432 Integration is not always about a student being in the same room all day. Sometimes part of the day is needed for specialized teaching, and part of the day can be in an inclusive classroom.]]> 2017-12-02 18:54:11 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212535432 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212535574 School nurse, School librarian, School counsellor... #nostalgia]]> 2017-12-02 18:55:48 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212535574 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212535653 Classes too large to teach individually ]]> 2017-12-02 18:56:43 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212535653 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212535697 Paper work is “killer” to maintain what supports our students have. Takes away from planning and teaching.]]> 2017-12-02 18:57:12 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212535697 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212535817 Local students who had 1:1support now have 1:5 support.]]> 2017-12-02 18:58:29 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212535817 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212535874 What is the impact of so many students with needs on the mental health of other students and of teachers?]]> 2017-12-02 18:59:06 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212535874 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212535940 Constant advocacy with no results. “No money” is the mantra.]]> 2017-12-02 18:59:54 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212535940 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212535982 Teachers frustrated with the inability to teach because they are consumed with managing behaviour.]]> 2017-12-02 19:00:31 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212535982 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212536070 Report cards are meaningless “bafflegab”, “doublespeak”.]]> 2017-12-02 19:01:38 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212536070 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212536190 Teachers, community partners, service agencies are working so hard with so little. Private services are out of reach for most people.]]> 2017-12-02 19:02:47 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212536190 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212536251 If children come to school requiring toileting assistance, an EA should be providing this, not an ECE.]]> 2017-12-02 19:03:45 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212536251 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212536372 The trend is no longer of students with single learning needs, but of multiple challenges, combinations of learning disabilities + behaviours + families in crisis + mental health needs.]]> 2017-12-02 19:05:03 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212536372 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212536640 Community resources in rural areas are insufficient to meet demand.]]> 2017-12-02 19:07:46 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212536640 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212536786 Why do behaviour challenges not generate support?]]> 2017-12-02 19:09:41 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212536786 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212536915 EAs placed with students to support academic or developmental needs are using all of their time on behaviour issue students of other students.]]> 2017-12-02 19:10:48 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212536915 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212536992 Additional supports are needed]]> 2017-12-02 19:11:56 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212536992 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212537040 Suspend students who assault staff, regardless of identification.]]> 2017-12-02 19:12:34 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212537040 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212537099 Remove the violent student rather than evacuating the class - common sense!]]> 2017-12-02 19:13:21 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212537099 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212537154 $$]]> 2017-12-02 19:14:02 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212537154 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212537175 Classroom evacuations are too common]]> 2017-12-02 19:14:19 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212537175 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212537234 Prevention]]> 2017-12-02 19:15:04 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212537234 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212537256 Calming down]]> 2017-12-02 19:15:23 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212537256 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212537272 Police in the schools: Valoris, ABLE programs in Cornwall ]]> 2017-12-02 19:15:38 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212537272 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212537420 Lots of distractions: noise, movement, behaviour]]> 2017-12-02 19:17:33 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212537420 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212537524 Class size makes a difference, especially when students who might not otherwise misbehave are influenced by the behaviour of others who do.]]> 2017-12-02 19:18:44 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212537524 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212537637 Health and safety issues : bumping into things, keeping track of students...]]> 2017-12-02 19:19:54 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212537637 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212537727 Impossible to meet the needs of all students in large classes.]]> 2017-12-02 19:20:45 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212537727 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212537784 Kindergarten classes of 30+ should be reduced to under 15.]]> 2017-12-02 19:21:32 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212537784 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212537853 Kindergarten students arrive with unknown needs into large classes]]> 2017-12-02 19:22:32 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212537853 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212537889 Class composition in addition to Class size needs to be considered. Some students need much more attention than others.]]> 2017-12-02 19:23:09 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212537889 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212537977 Class size is further complicated by split grades.]]> 2017-12-02 19:24:20 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212537977 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212538029 Too many students = not enough time for personal attention ]]> 2017-12-02 19:25:01 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212538029 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212538068 Lack of physical space]]> 2017-12-02 19:25:31 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212538068 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212538092 These behaviour should have become normalized by our students. What will be the impact on their future, when they’ve beenconditioned to accept violence as a daily event?]]> 2017-12-02 19:25:53 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212538092 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212538212 Increased noise level impacts the mental health of students and teachers.]]> 2017-12-02 19:27:46 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212538212 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212538246 Large classes limit the activities teachers can’t do with their classes, reduces educational experiences to manageable ones.]]> 2017-12-02 19:28:23 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212538246 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212538321 Learning suffers. Tasks take longer and are less likely to be delved into deeply.]]> 2017-12-02 19:29:15 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212538321 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212538474 Why is there no limit on the number of grade 4-8 children in a class?]]> 2017-12-02 19:31:34 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212538474 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212538541 Involve the entire community. Become aware of needs in the community from a young age.]]> 2017-12-02 19:32:41 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212538541 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212538560 Education workers deserve safe workplaces.]]> 2017-12-02 19:33:06 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212538560 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212538623 Ministry of education and social services need to work together.]]> 2017-12-02 19:34:11 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212538623 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212538716 Bring different age groups together to raise awareness of the needs of others.]]> 2017-12-02 19:35:31 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212538716 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212538792 Reach out to the community for volunteers.]]> 2017-12-02 19:36:16 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212538792 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212538991 How do we help students to take charge of their own learning?]]> 2017-12-02 19:39:08 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212538991 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212539022 What do we want the system to give to students.]]> 2017-12-02 19:39:26 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212539022 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212539060 Schools are like Fort Knox.]]> 2017-12-02 19:39:59 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212539060 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212539080 Problems are symptomatic of society as a whole]]> 2017-12-02 19:40:23 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212539080 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212539113 Gorki said “The world is my university.” Learning takes place all the time in every place. Encourage this.]]> 2017-12-02 19:41:01 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212539113 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212539221 Labour policy: Migrant workers are not allowed to bring their families to settle here.]]> 2017-12-02 19:42:29 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212539221 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212539295 Children are too hungry to learn.]]> 2017-12-02 19:43:31 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212539295 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212539332 Family projects get parents involved in their children’s education.]]> 2017-12-02 19:43:58 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212539332 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212539388 Greater transience among families due to economic factors, and among teachers who find themselves in a different school each year at the start of their careers. Hard to build relationships.]]> 2017-12-02 19:44:46 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212539388 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212539566 In today’s society the school has become the village that is requires to raise children. The ministry needs to acknowledge this and provide the needed resources]]> 2017-12-02 19:47:22 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212539566 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212539689 The education system has the power to break the cycle so of poverty and addiction. We need to meet their needs in order to make that change happen.]]> 2017-12-02 19:49:26 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212539689 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212539755 With local schools closing, more special needs students have been placed into fewer classes resulting in more IEPs per class.]]> 2017-12-02 19:50:47 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212539755 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212539952 Bring back in-school child and youth workers and social adjustment classes.]]> 2017-12-02 19:53:39 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212539952 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212540013 Students need to have food and clothing.]]> 2017-12-02 19:54:31 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212540013 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212540051 Students need human interaction before coming to school. It’s like the opposite of latch key kids!]]> 2017-12-02 19:55:01 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212540051 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212540246 Life skills programs for kids.]]> 2017-12-02 19:56:26 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212540246 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212540284 Parenting skills: educate the parents]]> 2017-12-02 19:56:53 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212540284 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212540318 When kids are asked to do more than they are capable of they become frustrated and anxious. Does the curriculum meet them where they are? Is it developmentally appropriate?]]> 2017-12-02 19:57:29 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212540318 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212540433 What is the impact of so many students with needs on the mental health of other students and of teachers?]]> 2017-12-02 19:59:29 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212540433 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212540540 Students unable to complete grade level work are frustrated and too frequently explode.]]> 2017-12-02 20:01:03 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212540540 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212540832 2017-12-02 20:04:48 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212540832 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212541163 http://www.buildingbetterschools.ca]]> 2017-12-02 20:09:42 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212541163 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212541263 http://www.buildingbetterschools.ca/take_action]]> 2017-12-02 20:11:20 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212541263 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212595586 2017-12-03 13:46:41 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212595586 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212595792 2017-12-03 13:48:46 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212595792 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212595925 2017-12-03 13:50:12 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212595925 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212596039 2017-12-03 13:51:31 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212596039 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212596104 2017-12-03 13:52:15 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212596104 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212596174 2017-12-03 13:53:08 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212596174 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212596244 2017-12-03 13:53:47 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212596244 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212596328 2017-12-03 13:54:37 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212596328 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212596400 2017-12-03 13:55:27 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212596400 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212596471 2017-12-03 13:56:08 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212596471 etfoucl https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212596576 2017-12-03 13:56:45 UTC https://padlet.com/etfoucl/cornwallforum/wish/212596576