Group+3+Affect+on+Education


 * How has the increasingly inclusive immigration policy of Canada affected the Canadian education system?**


 * 1) Please take about ten minutes to discuss this question as a group. Have someone in the group record your thoughts on this page beginning with the bullet below. **(10min)**
 * 2) **A t the end of your ten minute discussion/recording time, each group should spend three to four minutes looking at the notes of each of the other two groups. Please leave at least one comment for each group. Begin with group 3 reads 4, 4 reads 5 and 5 reads 3. **( 7min)
 * 3) When you have finished reading and commenting on the posts of the other two groups, return to this page and see what comments have been left for your group. Reflect. **(3min)**


 * **The makeup of the class has become more diverse, in the big city at least.**
 * **The teacher education program has changed.**
 * **New pedagogy.**
 * **New jobs have been created.**
 * **Hiring more ethnic background teachers.**
 * **New diverse perspectives.**
 * **New courses have been offered.**
 * **PLOs have changed - How have the PLOS changed???**
 * **Christmas is no longer, it's the holidays -**
 * **Lord's Prayer is no longer.**
 * **Religious overtones are becoming less apparent.**
 * Has this affected identity?

Comment: to us, these all look to be positive changes. It demonstrates the importance that education has in both reflecting and helping prepare Canadian society. Hopefully it is doing a good job!