Dec 26, 2018, Medicine Hat (AB) News: Inclusion tops highlights in education https://medicinehatnews.com/news/local-news/2018/12/26/inclusion-tops-highlights-in-education/
New Catholic school
Ecole St. John Paul II School, a dual-track English and French immersion school, had its inaugural day of classes on Sept. 4, replacing the old St. Thomas Aquin School. …
The state-of-the-art building has specially-designed open-concept classrooms that provide for an optimal learning experience and allow students to spill into a large learning commons area where the library is.
It also has a “just-right” sensory room for kids who need a calming environment, which is an increasingly-used alternative to punitive seclusion rooms.
Childhood Lost
Children today are noticeably different from previous generations, and the proof is in the news coverage we see every day. This site shows you what’s happening in schools around the world. Children are increasingly disabled and chronically ill, and the education system has to accommodate them. Things we've long associated with autism, like sensory issues, repetitive behaviors, anxiety and lack of social skills, are now problems affecting mainstream students. Blame is predictably placed on bad parenting (otherwise known as trauma from home).
Addressing mental health needs is as important as academics for modern educators. This is an unrecognized disaster. The stories here are about children who can’t learn or behave like children have always been expected to. What childhood has become is a chilling portent for the future of mankind.
Loss of Brain Trust features over 9,000 news stories published worldwide since January, 2017
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