A Public Education System under attack from private interests: There is so much in the 2014 BC Chamber of Commerce Report that for-tells the future of public education in BC and needs to be dissected. It will be. Here are a few early tidbits. The key here is The goal of the Ministry of Education is a 50 percent increase in trades’ enrollment at the K-12 level From the BC Chamber of Commerce Website. Our education system was designed in an earlier century and cannot meet the challenges students are facing now, or those that they will face in the future. The acknowledgement of the issues with our current education system is an important first step in making necessary changes to ensure the economic success of BC and its students. We finally have a number form the Ministry regarding what they for see our public education system to look like after the re-engineering is complete. The goal of the Ministry of Education is a 50 percent increase in trades’ enrollment at the K-12 level. The Ministry is attempting to meet that goal by “informing school career counsellors, teachers, educators, parents, and students about the merits of working in the trades; increasing the number of educators able to provide skills training in secondary schools; inviting employers to help shape new curriculum and graduation requirements and numerous other initiatives. Industry and business is busy rewriting the graduation program in BC for public schools. Current graduation requirements for secondary students do not offer the flexibility to enroll in trades programs, unless a student is enrolled in a joint credit program, which has limited availability due to the high demand for these seats. This need for flexibility is reflected in the Ministry of Education’s report on transforming B.C.’s graduation requirements. This need for flexibility is reflected in the Ministry of Education’s report on transforming B.C.’s graduation requirements. The Chamber of Commerce seems to have ignored the fact that education is more than being a part of the BC economy. The current secondary education system is failing students through its inability to offer them an education that will help them be successful and productive members of a transitioning B.C. economy. Requesting: - Development of technical secondary schools - Industry collaboration for curriculum and training - Business representation in current education review
Posted on: Sat, 17 Jan 2015 03:31:48 +0000
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