A piece by Derrick Ardiles Parents used to tell their kids not to watch the TV for too long or their eyes would turn into squares. Nowadays students spend more than four hours on their phones everyday on average (Kulahlioglu,… Continue Reading →
In particular, the student population at the University of Victoria have been hit especially hard following the school’s administration announcing that it too will be increasing tuition fees for domestic students by 2% annually and international students by 6.25% annually in accordance with the annual cap imposed by the government of British Columbia.
The rising price of B.C. education and the associated costs of living are putting many students at risk beyond their life at school. Debt, food insecurity, the housing crisis and tuition increases are some of the driving factors of poor student wellbeing and quality of education.
In a world where conditions are rapidly changing, the true goal of the curriculum of British Columbia’s education system is to create isolated individuals who meet the demands of our technological society.
In 1980, sex education in BC was as straightforward of an issue as it could be, devoid of the intense controversies that would be to come. This simplicity was not due to universal agreement on matters of sex education but… Continue Reading →