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Yes! An easy way out… but at what cost?

By Lyne Des Roberts | Published: August 28, 2009
Teaching is not an easy task… there are so many factors influencing people’s learning!… Although some argue that almost anyone can teach as long as they know their subjects well, it is utterly false! Even a degree in education does not guarantee that someone will know how to teach others… on the other hand, there [...]
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Ottawa’s Most Wanted: Intervention Squads!!!

By Lyne Des Roberts | Published: August 16, 2009
This past week has been a roller coaster of emotions… when my students go through emotional distress or frustration, it reflects on me and I kind of feel the same… only because I do care about them and what they are going through… Actually, Krystal was the most relaxed one… not that she stopped caring [...]
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So sad… yet so true!

By Lyne Des Roberts | Published: July 23, 2009
Yesterday I got an email from Seema who had taken her written expression test on Tuesday… She got the B she needs to comply with her position language requirements (and with quite a good margin)!… A week before she had taken the reading comprehension test and she had not received a B… certainly not because [...]
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