By focusing on methods, Minister Drainville is mistaking the target. It is not because teachers do not know how to teach, that they do not know “effective” practices, that the education system is floundering. It is not by establishing a National Institute of Excellence in Education that will dictate what must be done […] that we will improve the achievement of diplomas.
The aim is to provide teachers and children with the necessary conditions to promote learning. Everything needs to be reviewed and improved: ratios, premises, schedules, consultation times, support at the right time, salary, level of trust and recognition, etc. […]
For preschool, the Minister only has to look to the municipal preschools of Reggio Emilia to see what schools look like that support the optimal development of children. […].
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