Tag: education
Productivity: A long-term solution
You wake up. It’s
eight o’clock...at night.
“How did this happen?” You wonder. You
must’ve crashed when you got home after another long day fueled by...
The virtues of humanity
With the decline in the number of post-secondary students pursuing an
education in the humanities, the importance of identifying the root cause of
this issue is...
Standardized testing is not the key to success
Recently, the
Ontario government announced that they would be spending $200 million dollars
on a revamped math strategy—one that focuses on a more “back-to-basics
approach.”
Money spent...
PC government OSAP announcement
On January 17, the Ministry of Training, Colleges and
Universities announced a 10 per cent tuition rate cut on all publicly-assisted
college and universities in Ontario...
The services provided by SEC at UTM
The Sexual Education and Peer Support drop-in Centre (SEC) is a service group under the University of Toronto Student Union (UTSU) and has been...
Improving student skills by testing teachers
This October, the Progressive Conservative government introduced new legislation that requires prospective teachers to write a compulsory math assessment before being eligible to receive...
Convocation: A family celebration
At convocation students receive their diplomas—a marker of their hard work and determination over the past four years and a celebration of their accomplishments...
UTMSU explains goals of WUSC
UTMSU’s WUSC 101 event last week explained to students the roles held by WUSC and its plans regarding student refugees.
The World University Services of...
You’re never too old to stop learning
I was listening to Chris Hardwick speak to Neil Degrasse Tyson on The Nerdist. In their conversation, Tyson mentioned that when we become older,...
A dirty dilemma
Since the start of classes this semester, the South Field has experienced some closures that left students wondering.
The UTM community was informed by email...
Matching your passion with causes
At 12 years old, I pleaded with my parents to let me have a cell phone. It was imperative that I owned one—as a...
A tale of couchsurfing
What strikes me as intriguing about Ruhan Rahman is his easygoing persona. With his ever-present smile and natural ability to carry a conversation, Rahman...