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The readings for this week outlined the importance of the differences in Aboriginal schools and education sheds light on how this topic is important to Canadian history. In Paige Raibmon’s article, ““A New Understanding of Things Indian” George Raley’s Negotiation… Continue Reading →

In Christopher Clubine’s article, “Motherhood and Public Schooling in Victorian Toronto,” he suggested that women were in charge of ensuring that their children have proper behavior and attend school. It is stated that, “a child’s behavior traveling between home and… Continue Reading →

In Patrice Milewski’s article “Teacher Institutes in Late Nineteenth-Century Ontario”, she discusses the importance of teachers attending meetings and conventions to further educate themselves on how to be better teachers[1]. This is an important topic, as the development of teachers… Continue Reading →

In Deborah Gorham’s article, “The Ottawa New School and Educational Dissent in Ontario in the Hall-Dennis Era”, she discusses the idea that some parents were not advocates for the progressive education that was being brought into schools and the effects… Continue Reading →

Progressive education was an important innovation to the schools and overall education of children through elementary and high school. In the first part of Robert M. Stamp’s article of progressive schooling, the elementary school is discussed through progressive lenses. This… Continue Reading →

During World War Two there was an increased desire to make sure that all schools, as well as households in Canada, promoted a Canadian identity, even immigrants/refugees. World War Two brought many changes to the way people think, it also… Continue Reading →