SUMMER TRIPS FROM CANADIAN SCHOOLS TO USA MAY BE AFFECTED DUE TO PRESIDENT'S EXECUTIVE ORDER.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/canadian-school-boards-question-us-trips-as-debate-continues-over-trumps-immigration-ban/article34137951/

Toronto bans cellphones from classrooms

http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/toronto-school-bans-cellphones-from-classrooms-1.3295140

Math is like Riding a Bicycle

Ontario math curriculum subtracts the basics says Peter Taylor Queen's University Math Professor.

Certain things are automatic.Use of calculators should be discouraged in elementary schools.

“It’s just like riding a bicycle ... when you successfully ride a bicycle, it’s because certain things are automatic.”

Lot more needs to be done to fix the declining Math grades

We know the Ontario Government is doing everything to solve the issue of declining Math grades but lot more needs to be done. I am surprised when a grade 9 or 10 students tells me "I don't like addtion and subtraction" The other says "I don't like Multiplication or division". It is not the question of your liking or disliking. There is no escape. We have to do that,learn that. These are the basic math operations. Those Math pundits who are pressing hard for  changing the curriculum should think twice.The kids,parents and teachers should all work as a team to acheive  a fruitful goal. When a parent says I am perplexed by the Math problems of my grade 3 kid, it means that he/she needs more hard work than anybody else. Teachers should be prepared to work hard to learn new methods.  In today's world we should be lucky that we have more tools(free!) available compared to 50 years back. You tube videos,articles by experts, workbooks,quizzes etc are a few to name.
Ontario Minister of Education is worried about the Math grades decline.
Read more on this issue.

This is an excellent video for grade 9 Ontario students.

Ontario students in Canada are facing hardships for working with the area,volume sums. We as tutors have found that this is due to the fact that they don't know which formula to apply and where to apply. So we created a fun  You Tube video where they can memorize formulas and download them to their mobile apps as cheatsheet.
Click here