Despite the growing awareness about its negative effects, cyberbullying continues to be all too common among elementary and secondary school students. Online forums are still rife with the potential for false allegations and degrading comments, and new school-based video clips recorded with cellphones are posted to YouTube every day.
ETFO has been much in the news in the past several months. there have been dire warnings of imminent strikes, looming deadlines, and other seemingly apocalyptic scenarios.
In this issue of the magazine you will find a number of articles about how teachers’ classroom practice can improve the chances for educational success for children from low-income families.
ETFO’s campaign to Close the Gap is about standing up for fairness and equality for our students and ourselves.
Re: Poverty and Learning
(June 08)
On behalf of the Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF), please accept my sincerest congratulations to you– members and leaders of the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario – on the occasion of your tenth anniversary.
It is fitting, in ETFO’s 10th anniversary year, that we celebrate its successes. However, we must also look, acknowledge and reflect on the challenges that bind the 155,000 members of the Ontario Teachers’ Federation (OTF).
Educators work in a highly regulated and litigious environment. Moreover, political, economic, social, and environmental change in the province inevitably affects families, children, and, of course, schools.
ETFO is unique among Canadian teacher federations in having a service area devoted to Equity and Women’s Services, demonstrating our commitment to women’s equality and social justice.