Re-examine the Evaluation Policy

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1. 151
   Name: Anonymous on Apr 25, 2009

   Comments: I feel the proposal that the M.O.E. is suggesting is totally unacceptable. The education system, in my opinion, is already far too lenient on the students. They need to understand dicipline and responsibility.

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2. 152
   Name: Pam Robinson on Apr 25, 2009

   Comments: I am in 100% agreement with Caroline Orchard. If students are not given a grade they deserve they are not only being hurt themselves, but also the students who work hard for their grades. In the end society pays.

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3. 153
   Name: Sharon Davidson on Apr 25, 2009

   Comments: Way to go, Caroline! it is about time the public wake up and realize what the Ministry is doing to harm the previous good name of public education in Ontario. Good luck!

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4. 154
   Name: John McWhinnie on Apr 25, 2009

   Comments: How does this teach responsibility This policy borders on insanity.

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5. 155
   Name: Jim Stewart on Apr 25, 2009

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6. 156
   Name: Anonymous on Apr 25, 2009

   Comments: cannot understand how the province can believe they are encouraging good work habits by allowing plagarism, cheating, tardiness etc. is this the future employee the province wants to hire.

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7. 157
   Name: Gail Stewart on Apr 25, 2009

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8. 158
   Name: May Leung on Apr 25, 2009

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9. 159
   Name: Catherine Donnelly on Apr 25, 2009

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10. 160
    Name: Lionel Burns on Apr 25, 2009

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11. 161
    Name: May Leung on Apr 25, 2009

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12. 162
    Name: Carmen Ferguson on Apr 25, 2009

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13. 163
    Name: Anonymous on Apr 25, 2009

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14. 164
    Name: Anonymous on Apr 25, 2009

    Comments: I am totally supportive of this petition and hope that it gains the momentum that it deserves!

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15. 165
    Name: Anonymous on Apr 25, 2009

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16. 166
    Name: Jerico David on Apr 25, 2009

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17. 167
    Name: Linda Lackner on Apr 25, 2009

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18. 168
    Name: Nancy Muise on Apr 25, 2009

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19. 169
    Name: Anna Stanek on Apr 25, 2009

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20. 170
    Name: Anonymous on Apr 25, 2009

    Comments: I fully support this petition. As a previous teacher with the Ottawa District School Board and a current employee of Algonquin College I have seen the results of this policy. More and more students are not prepared for the expectations of College. Many parents have told me that high school did not prepare them and therefore they end up dropping out. How successful is that

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21. 171
    Name: Anonymous on Apr 25, 2009

    Comments: I fully support this petition. As a previous teacher with the Ottawa District School Board and a current employee of Algonquin College I have seen the results of this policy. More and more students are not prepared for the expectations of College. Many parents have told me that high school did not prepare them and therefore they end up dropping out. How successful is that

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22. 172
    Name: Anonymous on Apr 25, 2009

    Comments: It should be a major priority that this policy be revised. The students are not being taught the importance of accountability or respectfulness of deadlines.

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23. 173
    Name: Ed Borza on Apr 25, 2009

    Comments: An unearned pass is a disservice to everyone; students, parents, teachers, post secondary educators, potential employers and our nation. It means the system has created a person whose development has truly been stunted for they will soon learn the hard way that the world around them will not give them a free pass but require them to earn everything through hard, competent work, done on time to standards in order to satisfy specified goals. Shame on the fools who would lead them to believe otherwise!

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24. 174
    Name: Hugh Cunliffe on Apr 25, 2009

    Comments: This is just a way for McGuinty to say they have increased the number of high school graduates. It may be but they will know absolutely nothing.

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25. 175
    Name: Earle Price on Apr 25, 2009

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26. 176
    Name: Nancy St-Denis on Apr 25, 2009

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27. 177
    Name: Stan Blakey on Apr 25, 2009

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28. 178
    Name: Clare Gee on Apr 25, 2009

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29. 179
    Name: Reina Brunet on Apr 25, 2009

    Comments: I do not agree with the Ministry policy of no-fail and encourage/ support you in your fight to have that decision reversed.

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30. 180
    Name: Anonymous on Apr 25, 2009

    Comments: My neice has come from a school in southern Ontario to Ottawa to complete grade 11 & 12. She is struggling with the differences in expectations re: timelines, deadlines - and her year is in jeopardy.Students at this stage require the structure to help them learn organizational skills. The structure that is presently in place feeds into the sense of entitlement that is proliferating in this age group.

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31. 181
    Name: Andris Janson on Apr 25, 2009

    Comments: Former Trustee, Ottawa Board of Education

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32. 182
    Name: Emily Snyder on Apr 25, 2009

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33. 183
    Name: Anonymous on Apr 25, 2009

    Comments: I am a retired professor. I found too many students expecting to get through my courses without having to do any work. When caught handing in plagiarized work, their response was that everyone did it. They got zero. Many tried it several times and, although they were bright enough to succeed, they failed.

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34. 184
    Name: JOAN & TOM WILSON on Apr 25, 2009

    Comments: I absolutely agree that this policy is ridiculous. It is not teaching our children the importance that failure can in their lives can teach them something important. We all need as many life skills in this fast paced age and learning to overcome a failure and move forward is extremely important. This policy penalizes the students who do hand in work on time and study for tests, often working late to get work handed in by the due date, in that they often are forced to hand in work that they would have liked another day to work on. In turn, sometimes their grade suffers because the work is not the best they would like it to be, but they feel it is important to respect the due date set out by the teacher. What are we doing to these kids who see that there is no penalty imposed by handing in a late assignment or not being penalized for repeatedly failing a test

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35. 185
    Name: Bryan Hamilton on Apr 25, 2009

    Comments: This policy is almost backwards -- we need stricter policies in this regard. Yes, there may be reasons for re-evaluations, but students should definitely be penalized for handing in assignments late, without valid reasons. Good luck with this petition.

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36. 186
    Name: Kathryn Tregunna on Apr 25, 2009

    Comments: This policy of "pass at any cost" does not teach my son to take responsibility for his work, manage his time, or meet deadlines -- all critical life skills. Policies (and funding) that supported differentiated learning and differentiated assessments would go a lot farther to help my son learn, boost his self-esteem, and make him want to stay in school. I appreciate that there is a teacher that is willing to speak out on this issue.

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37. 187
    Name: Miguel Planas on Apr 25, 2009

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    Name: Anonymous on Apr 25, 2009

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39. 189
    Name: Anonymous on Apr 25, 2009

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40. 190
    Name: Gustavo Rymberg on Apr 25, 2009

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41. 191
    Name: Marisa Kropivka Rymberg on Apr 25, 2009

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42. 192
    Name: Robert E. Olsen on Apr 25, 2009

    Comments: I believe that the government has a duty to do its best to enable our children to not just put in time but to get a valid education. Graduation numbers in Ontario are nothing but a work of fiction.

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43. 193
    Name: Jen Raiche on Apr 25, 2009

    Comments: Good for you, Caroline. We need more educators like you in our system.

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44. 194
    Name: Anonymous on Apr 25, 2009

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    Name: Anonymous on Apr 25, 2009

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46. 196
    Name: Sarah Klein on Apr 25, 2009

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47. 197
    Name: David Wallace on Apr 25, 2009

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48. 198
    Name: Shea Miller on Apr 25, 2009

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    Name: Anonymous on Apr 25, 2009

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    Name: Anonymous on Apr 25, 2009

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