What it might mean for Ontario schools is unclear. 'Nothing' is too plausible an answer

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Paul Calandra, Ontario’s education minister, was in London this past week for an international conference. Its mission: “to change the game for education worldwide by equipping education institutions and governments with the knowledge and tools they need to be effective users and buyers of technology.” I’m not sure what that means, to be honest. But by far the most interesting part of Calandra’s junket, from an Ontario parent’s point of view, was certainly his visit to London’s Michaela Community School.

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“ I’ve never seen a classrooms like this,” Calandra enthused in an interview with National Post. “Every kid was participating; every hand was up. The teachers were extraordinarily engaged.”

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“Respect and responsibility” are at the core of everything at Michaela, Calandra observed — “respect for the teachers by the students and vice versa,” with parents on the same page, part of a semi-contractual obligation.

The minister sounded genuinely gobsmacked by what he had seen. What that might mean for........

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