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DES

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Diplôme d’études secondaire (High School)

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DEP

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DEP – Diplôme d’études professional (Vocational)

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DEC

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Diplôme d’études collegial (CEGEP)

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Bill 21

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No religious attire in public office (teachers, other public employees)

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Bill 21 & CEGEP

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Doesn’t apply in CEGEP

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Sex Ed Course

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Also taught as “Human Development”/Health, implemented in 2017.. Starts in Kindergarten

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The Education Act (Date)

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1988

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Bullying definition

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Act that is harmful, intentional or unintentional, repeated, involves a power imbalance, physical, emotional, or online

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Bill 56

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An Act to Prevent and Stop Bullying and Violence in Schools
2012
- to make everyone (schools, bystanders, teachers, bullies) accountable

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Bill 22

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Official Language act - French as language of administration, civil service, etc. Only children with sufficient knowledge of another language of instruction exempt from french school. This was over-turned/improved upon (in specificity) by Bill 101

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Bill 101

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Charter of the French Language, 1977
French as official language - of government, court, etc.
Defined who could attend English school

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Private, Public, Semi-Private

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Public schools: government funded, free
Private: privately funded (tuition costs)
Semi-Private: mix of both sources of funding

All are licenced and regulated by the MEES

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Differences between Private and Semi-Private Schools

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Private schools: exempt from language laws.

Semi-private: still must abide by Loi 101

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School Board

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MEES states educational project/vision, School Boards share it with member schools, Schools implement
School boards also have consultants on various subjects to help teachers teach.

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Governing Board (Role)

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  • All schools have, but private schools are not required to (but usually do)
  • created in 1996 to give individual schools more autonomy
  • minimum 5 meetings/year
    Adopt:
  • annual operating budget
  • school’s educational project
    Approve:
  • anti-bullying plan
  • rules of conduct and safety measures (proposed by principal)
  • textbooks
  • outings
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Home School

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Must be approved by MEES, prove you have a plan

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Governing Board (Make-up)

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4 Parents, 4 school staff (including teachers), 2 community members , 2 students (if high school), 1 member of staff assigned to childcare (within school staff #?); prinicipals (& comminssioners) attend but do not vote.
Chaired by one of the elected parents

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Comptencies (what are they/why)

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  • Promote learning
  • Make assessment/teaching easier by dividing each subject. For example, allows ELA to be assessed in terms of oral, written, comprehension, etc. On the QEP website there are within each competency also “key features of the competency” breaking it down further to assist in assessing and teaching.
  • There are competencies for students, teachers, and even parts of the ministry (to determine if it is meeting its functions)
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1492-1867 (what was happening in education)

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Indigenous education, peripatetic teachers
Many small schools
low enrollment

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The church & education

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Church had control of education in Quebec until 1964 when education began to be secularized

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Quiet Revolution

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Beginning in 1950s, criticism of church control in Quebec, including of lack of progressiveness in education.
Quiet Revolution “began” in 1960

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French & English Language Issues (history)

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**

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Confessional vs. Linguistic School Boards

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School boards divided by Religion initially, then by Language

  • this shift started in 1964 after the quiet revolution with the Parent Report, establishment of the ministry of education (taking responsibility from the church)
  • in the late 1990s, an amendment to the consitution allowed QC to actually reorganize schoolboards according to language instead of religion. Implemented with reforms in year 2000
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QPAT

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Quebec Provincial Association of Teachers

Unions are affiliated

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"The uniqueness of Quebec Education"
** CEGEP, language schools, etc
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Residential Schools
** Indigenous children taken from their families and put into abusive "schools" often not allowed to see families, banned from any cultural activities including speaking their own language--government planned assimilation
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Religious Education in Quebec
Before 80s/90s, schools were divided by catholic and protestant (and 3 first nations school districts). In the year 2000 when constitution was amended and officially got rid of confessional school system, there was still catholic/protestant, and moral education classes in schools. Minority religious groups felt this was unfair. In year 2005, implementation of ERC program (Ethics and religious culture) as a mandatory curriculum in all schools (even private). Much opposition.
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Immigration (1492-now) - trends, effects on education
**
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Loyalists
Came to Canada after/during American Revolution. Influx of anglophones into QC (1000s)
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Parent Commission/Reforms
Commission to modernize schools: - quiet revolution &government take-over of education - established Ministry of Education - to improve teacher training, replace Normal Schools with university teacher-training programs - reorganized schoolboards, from 1500--to 55 catholic and 9 protestant. - standardized curriculum - education a right not a luxury - got rid of College Classiques, started Polyvalente schools--high school, offering both general and vocational programs
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Gendron Commission
**to determine vulnerability of French language in Quebec
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Quebec government
**switch back and forth between liberal and PQ over the years--this election different: CAQ
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Quebec society
**
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Overall trajectory--change of education over the years
- From church control to government - Quiet Revolution--move to update school system--increase in enrollment due to Baby Boomers **generally more progressive?
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Education Act (Purpose/function)
Purpose of the education act: a fundamental reform of organization of school boards across the province. Religious--> Language (this shift started in 1964 after the quiet revolution with the parent report and establishment of the ministry.) - everyone has the right to (free/public) education until 18 - must attend school until end of 16th year
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Education Act Importance to Teachers
teachers rights & responsibilities (mostly responsibilities). Important to know in case of labour disputes or workplace issues. Union also helpful in such cases
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Education act Chapter 2
Outlines rights and responsibilities of teachers, including how to get/maintain teacher's licence
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MEES (when did it start)
**1964?????
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MEES (Who is in charge)
**Minister of Education ??
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MEES (what does it do & reforms/education act/bills)
- regulates and licences all schools (even private)
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Teaching & Technology
** a tool, not replacing teachers. Helpful for accessibility for remote, disabilities, etc
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The role of economics in education
** Where does the government allocate its education budget? Other considerations also
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Peripatetic Teaching
**Teachers that travel from place to place, itinerant
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Kim Campbell
1st female Prime Minister
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John A Macdonald
BNA Act
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Rene Levesque
Bill 101
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Brian Mulroney
Meech Lake Accord
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Constitutional Act (1791)
``` Divided Canada into Upper and Lower Canada, Protected confessional (protestant/catholic) education in Quebec ```
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Two regular cases where a student would be eligible for English education in Quebec
- Child of a Canadian parent that did their education in QC in English - Child of a Canadian parent that was eligible to attend English school after 1977 but attended French school
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Notwithstanding Clause
Allows a province to opt out of of a part of the constitution (or to pass a bill that is not according to part of the consitution) for a period of 5 years. Only applicable to some parts of constitution.
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What positive change came as a result of the polytechnique massacre?
more women in STEM fields/more attention paid to the sexism/misogyny/lack of women in those fields
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Student protests 2012
About raising tuition
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Three (of many) responsibilities of teachers (Education Act)
- to notify the ministry of any change in judicial record - to contribute to students intellectual/personal development - to be a professional/impartial teacher (treat students fairly/equally) - to mentor new teachers - to comply with the school's educational projcet
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To comply with Bill 56, 3 things schools must do
- annual plan to deal with bullying - associate with a social worker and police in area - hold bullies accountable - submit an annual report of any incidents of bullying
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4 groups required on a governing board
Parents, teachers, community representatives, students (if secondary school).
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What is one good reason for someone to stand for election for a governing board
involvement in school community/educational plan
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7/50
to amend constitution, 7 (of 10) provinces, representing 50% of the population of all provinces, must support amendment.
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MEES stands for
Ministere de l'Education et de l'Enseignment Superieur
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One way QC education system is different from other provinces
-CEGEP
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3 kinds of school boards that exist in QC
French, English, Indigenous
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Meech Lake
**Attempt to get Quebec to sign consitution (also Charlottetown)
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3 kinds of school boards that exist in QC
French, English, Indigenous
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Meech Lake
Attempt to get Quebec to sign consitution (also Charlottetown)
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Confessional school
established 1867--with constitution, schools went under provincial control. In Quebec, confessional schoolboards (catholic and protestant)
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Confessional school
established 1867--with constitution, schools went under provincial control. In Quebec, confessional schoolboards (catholic and protestant)
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Urban vs Rural Issues in Education
**voting patterns (effects on education?)--rural tends to vote more conservative. school attendance--higher in urban areas (?)
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TRC
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
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MEQ -> MELS -> MEES
Ministry of Education of Quebec -> Ministry of Education, Loisirs (recreation) and Sport -> Ministry of Education et d l'Enseignment Superieur Trajectory: more focus on importance of education.
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Unions
represent teachers
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Confessional school
established 1867--with constitution, schools went under provincial control. In Quebec, constitution guarunteed confessional schoolboard division (catholic and protestant)
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Urban vs Rural Issues in Education
**voting patterns (effects on education?)--rural tends to vote more conservative. school attendance--higher in urban areas (?) -Prior to 1960s, rural areas often had only 1 room schoolhouses, children of all ages together. not ideal for teachers or students.
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Modern education reforms (2000s)
** sex ed
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Jean Lesage
Leader of Liberal Party in 60s: modernize education, emancipate french canadians, opened Parent Commission--an inquiry on state of education in Quebec
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Unions
represent teachers
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Maurice Duplessis
Conservative, traditional, anti-union. | prior to quiet revolution
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CEGEP
established 1967: junior general and vocational colleges, or cégeps (collège d'enseignement général et professionnel). two-year pre-university programs three-year vocational programs
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Urban vs Rural Issues in Education
- voting patterns (and effects on education?)--rural tends to vote more conservative. - school attendance--higher in urban areas (?) - Prior to 1960s, rural areas often had only 1 room schoolhouses, children of all ages together. not ideal for teachers or students.
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CEGEP
established 1967 to improve access to higher education: junior general and vocational colleges, or cégeps (collège d'enseignement général et professionnel). two-year pre-university programs three-year vocational programs
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Modern education reforms (2000s)
include sex ed, ERC, changes to curriculums
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Who can attend english school?
These children can go to an English school: 1) children with a right under law to attend an English school 2) children with serious learning difficulties who are given special permission 3) children facing a serious family or humanitarian situation who are given special permission 4) children in Quebec temporarily

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