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Ah, Billy Graham has died
Just as long as they fixed the "blewing up" issue I'm good lol; our server has crashed a couple times in the past.The update notes for discord ios app ended with this sentence: “Less blewing up.”I don’t normally notice typos/spelling errors in patch notes.
Sorry to hear about that, but glad you're safe. That's exactly why I like having a shotgun on hand, crime in my neighborhood has gotten out of control lately.Reason #1 why I own a gun...
Someone just tried to break in. The cops are on the way but I live way out in the country so who knows when they'll get here. Guy ran off. Thankfully I am safe. People, there are two legged and four legged "critters"...
Reason #1 why I own a gun...
Someone just tried to break in. The cops are on the way but I live way out in the country so who knows when they'll get here. Guy ran off. Thankfully I am safe. People, there are two legged and four legged "critters"...
Reason #1 why I own a gun...
Someone just tried to break in. The cops are on the way but I live way out in the country so who knows when they'll get here. Guy ran off. Thankfully I am safe. People, there are two legged and four legged "critters"...
I know for some people it's really pleasing to listen to but for me it's enraging- I hate chewing noises and clicking and stuff irl, so asmr feels like that on steroids to me. Does it work for you?
Thanks everyone, the sheriff just left. It is comical in a twisted sort of way. It took him over 2 hours to get here for various reasons, one being no one could figure out where I live. They finally had to call the state police and get help to figure it out. Thank God it wasn't a life or death situation. He was very nice but honestly I don't feel very safe right now. Thank God we have guns because if it was a serious emergency we'd be on our own for a while.
They may be in hot water over gay-straight alliances, but Ontario Catholic schools outshine public schools in straight-up achievement, suggests a report from the C.D. Howe Institute.
Of the top 29 schools in Ontario — based on a fancy formula that screens out family factors that give some schools an edge — 17, or nearly two-thirds, are Catholic even though the public system is twice as large.
Across the GTA, nine of the 20 top-scoring schools are Catholic, according to Ontario’s Best Public Schools, produced by the think tank every three years. The report takes three years of Grade 3 and 6 test scores from Ontario’s 4,000 public and Catholic schools and adjusts for demographic advantages such as a high number of educated parents, or students who have lived in Canada for more than three years or speak English or French at home, or even a high proportion of girls (girls tend to do better at tests).
“Maybe they’re more selective, or maybe Catholic schools just try harder because they know parents can always switch their kids to the public system,” mused economics professor David Johnson.
Education professor Ben Levin, of the University of Toronto, warned against ranking school systems by test scores that may differ only slightly — “a 2 per cent gap can reflect just one student, depending on the size of a school” — but noted that Catholic schools may be more selective about which students they keep.
In the United States, Catholic schools tend to score better, but they’re private schools that, because of the fees, draw richer, more educated families.
The magic factor may be that a special focus of any kind, including religion, makes a school more engaging, education professor Michael Fullan has suggested in the past; “a sense of shared community values” may help children focus on learning.
The new study also shows that Grade 6 students who attend middle schools are 5 per cent less likely to pass province-wide tests than their peers at K-8 schools.
“It may be that adding one more transition — a move to a middle school — could make it harder,” suggested Johnson, a professor at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo.
St. Teresa Catholic School in Etobicoke is ranked in the top five Toronto Catholic schools for beating its socio-economic odds. Based on the background of its students, its pass rate on test scores should have been nearly 5 points below the Ontario average, yet it was 22 points higher.
“We don’t have a magic bullet, but it comes down to good teaching and lots of programs to help students who have trouble writing,” said former principal John Neralich.
Even one problem can derail a school’s test scores. Etobicoke’s St. Luigi Catholic School scored well in Grade 3 but low in Grade 6, largely because of weak Grade 6 math scores. In particular, “it was the multiple-choice questions that killed us,” explained Principal Tony Casole. The largely Portuguese-speaking students struggled with the nuanced language of these problems, so teachers have focused on boosting those skills.
Highland Heights Junior Public School in Scarborough also scored poorly, yet its test scores on are on the rise, and a school survey shows children feel happy, safe and welcome, noted principal David Williams.
The school is opening a girls’ leadership academy this fall for Grades 4 to 6 that will promote confidence and present female role models.
“Parents always ask about test scores, but I tell them to come see the school,” said Williams. “Test scores aren’t the whole story.”
That's very interesting!Catholic schools’ test scores often better than public schools: C.D. Howe report | Toronto Star
I can confirm this. In my town, there are only two high schools: Catholic and Public. The Catholic school I went to was a passable school with relativity good educational standards while the public school, from what I personally heard and experienced, has worse bullying, teachers who try to be your friend than a mentor, and if I stayed in the public school I would have graduated with a fraction of my class not being eligible for graduation.
At least Christian schools have standards even if they're not the most diverse of all faiths, creeds, and whatnot.
At least Christian schools have standards even if they're not the most diverse of all faiths, creeds, and whatnot.
Ready for the US/Canada hockey gold medal game tonight. It's gonna be a wild ride!
Just as long as they fixed the "blewing up" issue I'm good lol; our server has crashed a couple times in the past.
I hope this loud family leaves the restaurant soon ....
A man needs to be able to enjoy his plum wine in peace.
Not if you went to the Christian private school that I attended in my high school years. It was really no different than the public schools in town other than everyone walking around pretending to be a good righteous conservative. >_>
.... Although that same school was where I met my longtime homeboy Lantis and the lovely Sarah I once fell in love with, so I guess I can't complain about it too much.
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