This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.In a kindergarten virtual classroom at the York Region District School Board, half the children have the surname Wong, and two of them have the same first name.
“It is an unintended impact of the decision," Mr. La Touche said."However, although we certainly respect and would wish to have had mixed classes in that way, if it is a matter of mixing names versus forming classes in time to be able to have a reasonable start, in my belief it is a measured risk.At other school boards, including Peel and Toronto, an effort was made to keep virtual learners with their neighbourhood peers as much as possible, or to mix students.
He hastened to add that the family likes the teacher and the class is going pretty well. It was just that he felt the whole process was not ideal.Another parent, Michael She, who lives in Richmond Hill, said his two children’s virtual classrooms have students with various last names, but that is not the case for some of his friends. “For fairness, a lot of parents would have wished, at a minimum, for a random distribution to keep it more representative of the York Region area,” Mr. She said.
Vidya Shah, an assistant professor in education at York University, said considering that the provincial government gave boards only about a month to organize students for in-person and virtual schooling, mistakes were inevitable.
Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)
Did this frivolous item really belong on the FRONT PAGE? I suppose the front page could provide a few laughs now and again
There are plenty of frivolous accusations of racism about, but this one takes the cake
The school board obviously didn’t intend to racially segregate students. They chose a method that assign children in classes quickly. Did they want their kids to start online school in November? Let’s get over it and learn from it in the future.
zzzaylee This is so Wong
What about 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10. Well I guess that won’t work I’d it have 50 of the same last name,
Oh for god sake even the alphabet is racist.
The alphabet is racist? Honestly, Globe, you’ve reached a new low.
That works well 4 record keeping, but why can't U randomize the names 4 class selection, like shuffling a deck of cards?
This is actually a good learning for all of us.... in a “white world”. Classification by alphabet worked.. in our diverse society it doesn’t anymore. These are things we need to remember and learn from.
Til the alphabet is racist. Just sort by first names then. 'Well we can't have all the Connors in the same class!' No win.
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