When a Liberal Makes Sence
Andrea Horwath might be the leader of the left-wing New Democratic Party, but when it comes to education, I think she's onto something. She's raising concerns over the over-testing of students. Shes talking about how high stakes testing is doing more harm than good. Students are becoming getting brainwashed into believing that getting the right answer is more important then understanding the themes and dynamics of learning. Information is going in one ear and out the next. As students prepare for test, they might be missing the bigger picture. Students are spending too much time trying to memorize abstract facts, and not enough time focusing on their learning patterns.
We need to develop different packages of education for individuals, because struggling students shouldn't feel compelled to drop out over bad grades. When the grades are valued more than the importance of the lesson, the true meaning of education becomes compromised.
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What is Gab?
It is a platform that is more politically inclined. Most posters there rnge from middle-of-the-road to extreme alt-right, from non-racist (like me (to extreme racist and so on. At least we are allowed to speak freely, without censorship (obviously not allowed to see things that provoke violence or illegal in other ways (child porn, for instance) they are very tolerant.
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Membership is free (there are quite a few Canadians also). If you pay a small fee, you have more you can do, but I cannot tell you more about it, as I have not paid.