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21 avril 2019

The risky lure of Caribbean offshore medical schools

Many Canadians dream of becoming a doctor. The reality is that only a fraction of students who apply to Canadian medical schools are admitted. This reality is driving an increasing number of Canadian undergraduates to offshore medical schools in Dominica, Jamaica, Guyana, Aruba and other Caribbean countries. More...

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21 avril 2019

Marijuana age limit should be low - not high

As the public debate on legalization of cannabis in Canada gains momentum, one of Bill C-45’s most contentious recommendations is to set the age of 18 as the floor for access. Because provinces have jurisdiction, we may see variations in the law when it is implemented across Canada. More...

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21 avril 2019

Worth reading: Tried and true manuals for success

Here are three books that I often recommend to my students and friends. All are practical guides that have stood the test of time. The first will help you start your career, the second will help you succeed in it and the third will help you profit from it. More...

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21 avril 2019

Is Canada’s skills shortage real, or are businesses to blame?

Plebians, pundits and politicians alike say Canadian employers face a serious skills mismatch, or even a full-throttle skills gap. Job applicants are variously described as over-educated, under-adapted or over-credentialed. More...

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21 avril 2019

New global testing standards will force countries to revisit academic rankings

Since 2000 when the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) launched a global academic benchmark for measuring student outcomes by testing 15-year-olds, many global education systems have been impacted by what sometimes looks and feels like a race to rank high. More...

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21 avril 2019

Five strategies to improve medical training – to reduce stress and boost expertise

Recent changes in undergraduate medical education and postgraduate residency training in Canada are stressing trainee doctors, increasing their debt load and reducing their experiential learning. More...

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21 avril 2019

Welcome to the latest wave of ‘modernizing,’ ‘progressive’ school reforms in Ontario

The budget pledges $1.4 billion in school renewal for the 2019 – 20 school year. The plan for education involves implementing recommendations based on consultations to “modernize classrooms.” The province’s website shares consultation results based on online and telephone responses, but not a comprehensive list of which employers and organizations or researchers participated, and when. More...

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21 avril 2019

Ban leggings on campus? Ludicrous – wearing leggings allows women to move like superheroes

I’m writing this at my office computer wearing leggings and a short skirt. I wear the leggings because I ride my bike to work and they keep my legs warm. I add the skirt when I get to the office because most here would consider leggings alone inappropriate work attire for a middle-aged academic administrator. More...

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21 avril 2019

How to woo French teachers to stay in Canada’s schools

French-English bilingualism is a star act on the stage of Canadian multiculturalism. French language programs in Canadian schools — which consist of core French, extended French and French immersion — are renowned throughout the world. More...

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21 avril 2019

War, terror, neglect: How Canadian schools could tackle child trauma

The callous bombing at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester in May has focused Western eyes on the alarming trend of deliberate targeting of children by terrorists. Meanwhile, child refugees from Syria’s war suffer trauma so extreme that a new term has been coined for it: “human devastation syndrome.” And every year many thousands of Canadian children are victims of crime, abuse and neglect. More...

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