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RSS FeedsMandatory e-learning announced by Ford government comes under fire from NDP
(The Star Business)

 
 

26 march 2019 01:50:24

 
Mandatory e-learning announced by Ford government comes under fire from NDP
(The Star Business)
 


Ontario’s plan for e-learning gives teens a chance to “put their best foot forward,” Education Minister Lisa Thompson said in response to opposition accusations the Ford government is moving classes online to cut the number of teachers in the province.Asked Monday in the legislature about the move to four mandatory credits in high school before teens can graduate — which will be implemented starting in 2020 — Thompson said “the reality of today is we need to be embracing technology for good.”And, she added, “when it comes to online opportunities for our students, I think we should all agree ... we want to make sure that they have every opportunity to put their best foot forward.”The government has yet to work out details about the mandatory e-learning it announced during the March Break, other than it will expect teens to earn one such credit a year, with an average class size of 35.Requiring four online courses for graduation would be a first in North America — a handful of American states require just one — and is consulting on the coming change and how to best implement it. NDP Education Critic Marit Stiles said the government’s plan is to “shuffle teachers out of classrooms and replace them with online classes,” adding “students will bear the brunt of this government’s education cuts, yet their voices continue to be ignored.”Read more: Mandatory online courses in Ontario high schools raise concerns for educatorsFord warns teachers’ unions not to dare protest class-size increasesHigh school teachers’ union warns of labour ‘disruption’ in fall over class-size changesStiles also said “this is not about 21st century learning, this is not about technology; this is about making students take courses online that are now mandatory. This is about removing 10,000 teachers from our classrooms.”Thompson, however, said Ontario is ̶ ...


 
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