"Ontario high schools will be able to provide every student with an education advantage," said Premier McGuinty.
The McGuinty government made a commitment to improve student success by setting graduation targets. By 2010, Ontario will graduate 85 per cent of its students, up from just 68 per cent when the McGuinty government took office.
Phase three of the Student Success Strategy will:
Add a new Specialist High-Skills Major to the Ontario Secondary School Diploma that will allow students to complete a minimum bundle of courses in specific high-skills areas such as arts, business, information technology, and construction and manufacturing
Introduce legislation that would, if passed, require students to keep learning in a classroom, apprenticeship or workplace training program until age 18 or until they graduate
Expand cooperative education programs through increased partnerships with business and community organizations
Create new dual-credit programs to allow students to earn several credits toward an Ontario Secondary School Diploma through college, apprenticeship and university courses.
Introduce a new coordinated effort and formal links between high schools and postsecondary destinations to help students reach higher.
"For too long, high schools have struggled to help students reach their potential through a one-size-fits-all model," said Kathleen Wynne.
"We want our province to succeed and for that to happen, we need our people to succeed - so dropping out when you turn 16 should not be an option," said Premier McGuinty.
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Saturday, February 20, 2010
High School should Educate Students
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Study High School Business Studies Online
Students can now study high school credit courses online through Ministry of education approved programs. Average cost is $400.
Some of the advantages of Learning Online
Business Studies Students that require a course that their own local high school is not offering in a particular semester.
Those who are pursuing careers in professional athletics or arts and must travel a great deal during the school year.
Students with health related issues that prevent them from attending a traditional high school.
Mature students who are working full time and do not wish to attend night school
Students who are seeking entry into a college or university program and are missing a necessary prerequisite.
International students seeking Canadian education
Study High School Business Studies Online
Introduction To Business This course introduces students to the world of business, including the concepts, functions, and skills required for meeting the challenges of operating a business in the twenty-first century on a local, national, and/or international scale. Students will also learn concepts and skills related to personal finance, entrepreneurship, and international business. No prerequisite.
Marketing: Goods, Services, Events This course introduces the fundamental concepts of product marketing, which includes the marketing of goods, services, and events. Students will examine how trends, issues, global economic changes, and information technology influence consumer buying habits. Students will engage in marketing research, develop marketing strategies, and produce a marketing plan for a product of their choice. No prerequisite.
Financial Accounting Principles This course introduces students to the fundamental principles and procedures of accounting. Students will develop financial analysis and decision skills that will assist them in future studies and/or career opportunities in business. Student will acquire an understanding of accounting for a service and a merchandising business, computerized accounting, financial analysis, and ethics and current issues in accounting. No Prerequisite
Financial Accounting Principles This course introduces students to advanced accounting principles that will prepare them for postsecondary studies in business. Students will learn about financial statements for various forms of business ownership and how those statements are interpreted in making business decisions. This course expands students knowledge of sources of financing, further develops accounting methods for assets, and introduces accounting for partnerships and corporations. Prerequisite: Financial Accounting Principles, Grade 11, University/College Preparation Organizational
Business Leadership: Management fundamentals
This course focuses on the development of leadership skills used in managing a successful business. Students will analyse the role of a leader in business, with a focus on decision making, management of group dynamics, workplace stress and conflict, motivation of employees, and planning. Effective business communications kills, ethics, and social responsibility are also emphasized. Prerequisite: Any university, university/college, or college preparation course in business studies or Canadian and world studies
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Sunday, January 18, 2009
TDSB adds 55 ESL Teachers to Toronto High Schools
This process has left many of the over 20,000 new Toronto immigrants over the last 3 years with no ESL teacher to help.
Using even simple math tells everyone that 10,000 (half of the students) divided by 55 teachers equals 181 students per teacher.
Good ESL classes are a 10 student to 1 teacher ratio. A teacher can teach 60 students each day - seeing all 181 students every three days.
Just to put everything into some sort of perspective it takes the average student about 2000 hours of instruction and 3,000 hours of self-study and practice to become fluent in English.
The "new" TDSB ESL initiative means that the new immigrants will need about (lets see 210 school days each year divided by three equals 70 ESL classes each year) (Now we take the 2000 hours and divide by 70) yes just over 28.5 years of high school classes to become fluent in English.
In a recent Toronto Sun Article the Toronto board's superintendent of programs
Karen Grose is quoted "Every single English language learner across the system now has a teacher assigned to them"
What we say is so what - the students really need 500 hours each year.
Read the full article
http://www.torontosun.com/news/2009/01/18/8060621-sun.html
The article also begs the question - why does the Ontario Provincial Government not moniter how this specialty ESL grant is spent - and why did the TDSB ignore the real educational needs of their students.
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