- Phuong's Reflections
- Teachers as Changing Agents
- Moral Education
- Sand, Brink and Seeds
- Education for Citizenship
- The principles and practice of teaching and class management
- Second Thoughts about Democratic Classrooms
- The Other Side of Inclusion
- Learning or Unlearning Racism
- The Victimization of LGB Youth
- Multicultural
- Education Toward a Culture of Peace
- Becoming a Professional
- Teachers as Changing Agents
- LL's Reflections
- Why Teachers Must Become Change Agents
- Moral Education and the Need for Teacher Preparation
- Sands, bricks, and seeds: School change strategies and readiness for reform
- Educating for Citizenship in Canada
- Class Management from the Side of Teaching
- Democratic Classrooms: Promises and Challenges of Student Voice and Choice
- Learning in an Inclusive Community
- Breaking the Cycle of Racism in the Classroom
- Victimization of LGB
- Equity
- Psychological Needs
- Becoming a Professional
- Why Teachers Must Become Change Agents
- Mike's Thoughts
- Jeremys stuff
Involving Children and Young People in Educational Change:
The statement, “adults typically have made decisions about and for students without consulting them” (Thomson, pg3), made me realize that for many years this was the way many teacher would teach. It was always about the lesson and the curriculum. There was no deviation to that plan. Many teachers join the profession because they want to make a change in the lives of the kids, however over time this view seems to be lost in the many problems of the kids beyond education. Learning is for the children, it is intended for the children to feel engaged and alloy them to belong and become a part of the learning process. Through experiences and observation, the traditional teaching methods of forcing children to sit and listen is the only way to learn, is just traditional, they are no longer the practice. More and more teachers begin to shape their lessons around activities. To get the children engaged in the lesson, but also into the classroom community. It is important that the children are the ones, making the decisions and helping to shape the curriculum and teaching methods, rather than just simply conforming to what teacher want. After all it is the children that must learn the material and understand the lessons to be able to acquire the knowledge they need to survive.