In Ontario, grade twelve is often the final milestone in a student’s education before going to postsecondary learning. Thus it is a critical year for preparing students for life after high school. Students’ understanding and abilities are further developed during this year to prepare them for college, university, and in their future careers in life.
If you’ve ever considered the advantages of online high school or online learning, you’re not alone! Online learning is expanding quickly! More people are taking advantage of distance learning, particularly self-driven individuals who want to gain a competitive edge. Online education allows you to continue managing your schedule and it’s flexibly when it comes to its course load, which is a big part of its charm. However, a lot of parents are afraid to take this step.
Becoming a lawyer can be an enormous undertaking that requires time, effort, dedication, and money. The bar exams and law school can be challenging obstacles. On the flip side, a career in law can be gratifying, lively, and come with financial security. Knowing more about this career and the road you take to get there may help you decide whether or not this field is for you.
Contrary to popular belief, summer school is not just for those who have fallen behind or failed certain subjects in the previous semester. The truth is quite the opposite, in fact, with many successful students utilizing it to help even further their studies and gain an extra edge before either going off to post-secondary education or returning for the following semester.
We’re officially halfway through the summer season, and while there’s still a fair bit of time before it arrives, the school season is slowly approaching.
Students will return to school in a little over a month, making this a pivotal time where getting ready for the new school year can make all the difference. For students, returning to school can be both thrilling and terrifying. Some kids might be entering high school for the first time this year, while others might be in their final year and getting ready to move on to post-secondary education. Some children might not be returning to school full-time, and thus will need to be flexible with their learning styles.
The opportunities available for students are vast and exciting—opportunities that tend not to be available for anyone else. Throughout their educational pursuits, a student may, for instance, participate in activities and experiences they never thought themselves capable of—from acting to writing poetry, or playing water polo—even travelling the globe with a sports, debate, Model UN, or chess team.
Plenty of parents hope their children will grow up to be doctors, lawyers, or engineers.
It’s fair for parents to want this type of success for their kids: These prestigious professions often offer satisfying, long-term careers with plenty of room for advancement. Many find the work challenging and important and, of course, many earn a decent living.
Summer break can be a welcome reprieve for many hard-working students hoping to enjoy some relaxing time off in the sun, on the beach, in the woods, on the soccer field, or at the cottage—anywhere peaceful and relaxing. No more homework, exams, and mandatory attendance. No more gym class, lukewarm cafeteria food, and late nights spent highlighting so many words the highlighter runs out of fluorescent ink.
At traditional brick-and-mortar high schools in Ontario and across North America, students are expected to move through course material at a uniform pace with the rest of the students in their classes.
These students have little to no control over how they pace their studies. Rather, their pace is determined for them by their teachers, curriculum, and school board. They are expected to meet deadlines and are penalized when they fail to do so. Learning at a uniform pace is called synchronous learning and it does not benefit all students.
Traditional learning where students are in a classroom with their instructor and fellow students engaging with their education in real-time, is synchronous learning. Quite literally, this is because in a classroom setting, students learn in sync with their peers.
You could trace the dawn of synchronous learning to, well, the dawn of education, and still to this day it’s what many older adults think of when they think of school.