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It is anticipated that local high school student Kate Pundyk will soon be joined by tens of thousands of her fellow students throughout Alberta in protesting their exclusion from having a say in their own education.
Alberta students launch #EdStake initiative to demand a voice in their education
In this regard, she and some of her fellow students have collectively launched the online #EdStake campaign at www.edstake.com and on Twitter, Facebook, and Tumblr. They are calling on all students in Alberta to unite and initiate student-led discussions to create a Student’s Declaration on Education.
“Students are the building blocks of Alberta's future and yet we are the last to be consulted on education policies,” said Kate Pundyk, a high school student from Crowsnest Consolidated High School in the Crowsnest Pass, in a news release...
"What we are saying is clear: We have a voice, and we deserve a stake in our education system."
To learn more about the #EdStake campaign, visit www.edstake.com.
We want students across the province to stand up for their voice to be heard. Join us on March 21st.
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Hopefully, we'll see the teachers get behind this initiative (one would think, as teachers, they would have advocated on behalf of their students for this initiative on their own, some time ago). Come on teachers, get behind your students... don't be Another Brick In The Wall.
If you believe education is expensive, you should see how expensive stupidity really is.
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What! Letting students decide what they should learn? Are you kidding me? They haven't got their degrees yet. How on earth could they know what is good for them? Don't they realize that there are people out there that know what is best for them? People with degrees.....and MONEY.
The people who control the money, are the ones that hand out the degrees. They get to decide what you learn, otherwise how could they ever test you on it. Do you know how many billions of dollars are poured into education?
Big business controls education, because big business needs to produce many workers, who know....HOW TO DO AS THEY ARE TOLD.
If we really want to have a choice in education.....we have to protect our right to home education, (not that you'll get a degree if you study what you want to,) and we have to keep a close eye on the home education regulations. (The fewer, the better, if it's choice you want.)
The world is changing in quantum leaps and I'm sure the present education system is struggling to keep up -- especially since those setting the curiculum seem to always get it wrong. I'm sure that the students are frustrated.
BUT, without learning the basic RRRs, cursive writing to get eye, hand and brain coordination, and learning how to think, all of the new gadgets, "thumbing it" and learning how to think it, will be a long hard row through life for the graduates. Some of the results of the present system are really sad, for anyone trying to hire grads.
Who knows, maybe the students can help get thingsback on track. It's quite easy to see why the present system is so screwed up........look around.
Now kate Pundyk i don't know your age or your education but a word of advice.You will have to be very smooth and very carefull.You ask why? If you do something that one members of the community don't like they will call the GUSTAPO on you.They don't have to give their name even.They will come to your house break the door down if they have to don't even need a court order they will call their friends the RCMP you will desepere for six months to start with they will take you parent to court without telling them.I am not trying to scare you what you are doing is excellent but are you willing to pay the price.My daughter is in gail now it call foster home not allow to talk to any friends of the family or anyone not authorise by the GUSTAPO.Don't forget they doing all this for the best interest of the children.They know better than you and your family what you shoud be when you become a adult.They want you to a puppet for their kids.If you come up with good ideas that interfere with their evel way of manipulation you may be their next VICTIME.
GOOD LUCK HOPE YOU SUCCED.With us our girl was a A student with them she become a C student you be the judge.
Good Luck Kate and friends, I'm glad your standing up for yourselves. That's the kind spirit we need for the future!
And it doesn't hurt to have a lawyer in your pocket!
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