Education experts in Quebec credit one main reason why students in the province consistently top the country’s math rankings: Quebec teachers are better trained. Therefore, Savard says, Quebec students in seventh and eighth grades are taught by “math specialists” while their peers in Ontario are instructed by elementary school teachers. Ontario’s poor and stagnant math scores correspond with assessments from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Savard said another reason Quebec students perform well is due to their teachers’ understanding of “didactic,” which is a concept championed in French-speaking European countries. “We are as up to speed on the best practices and the leading research on teaching in both languages.”And it’s not just math scores that set Quebec apart.

Source: National Post September 06, 2017 21:45 UTC