Self-tutoring about politics and education: the tutor continues about the Alberta teachers’ situation. The following is my understanding. I began talking about this situation in my earlier post here. It seems one of the main issues of the Alberta teachers’ …
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Self-tutoring about the demands on the education system: the tutor mentions an article he read. I confess not to know much about the teachers’ strike in Alberta, but I would claim to understand well enough the logistics of running a …
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Self-tutoring about motivation behind education: the tutor mentions some thoughts on academics. I have three university degrees, each from a different institution. It’s become somewhat of an amusement in my circles, my emphasis on education instead of career. What might …
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Self-tutoring about the difference between French immersion and Francophone schooling: the tutor mentions a resource for comparison. While French immersion and Francophone schooling both involve teaching in French, they have significant differences as well. For instance, the access requirements can …
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Self-tutoring about thinking and learning: the tutor mentions the term heuristic, used as a noun. One of the smartest people I’ve met was a head waiter. Once he showed me proper placement of cutlery on a table, and called it …