Provincial Changes to the Issuance of High School Completion Certificates
BackgroundThe Ministry of Education's will no longer issue a school completion certificate for students with special needs who follow modified curriculum and successfully complete all of the goals in... continue reading »
"Postal Code V9Y 5X8 I feel its important for the special needs youth to be awarded for their contribution to their school years."
"Postal Code V6T 2K7 Why should some people's 'best efforts' be worth more than others?"
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"Postal Code V8N 4B1 This is outlandish!"
"Postal Code V4N 2G4 This is so upsetting. My son is 11 years old with Down Syndrome. He is well aware when he is being treated as 'different' from the other kids. Yesterday, he was chosen to be one of the finalists in our elementary school for his Scienc"
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"Postal Code V2E 2G9 Ridiculous, how could this even be considered. You would be taking away the child's right to normalization."
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"I support students with special needs and believe their efforts should be valued and recognized. Inclusion is so essential to these children.This means having the opportunity to be valued as an equal to their peers."
"It's unfair that these children that have to try harder at school than the "average" child won't get appropriately recognized for it, and aren't guaranteed to cross the graduation platform with their peers."
"Postal Code V6H 2H3 This policy puts both schools and special needs students in a lose/lose situation. Schools are motivated to develop IEP's to both help a child learn and also to access more assistance for the student in the classroom. Many of the chil"
"Postal Code v3c I believe that these children deserve to be recognized for their hard work and accomplishments like any other child."
"Postal Code V9G 1Z6 As a teacher of students with speciaI needs, I am completely opposed to the elimination of the provincial school completion certificate. I believe that recognition of student achievement at the end of secondary education is important "
"Postal Code V6Y 3G6 Efforts of special needs should be recognized by the province, in fact a lot of these kids have to exert more effort to accomplish their task and these efforts deserves recognition. If the ministry can't do it maybe you can create a M"