A close reading of Chapter 4: The Structure of Education in Canada of Robson’s text describes
the variety of school systems and the roles in which they help to construct our
education system as a whole.
One particular idea discussed in the text that I
found quite interesting, was this notion of the structure of Quebec’s schooling
system. As Robson describes in the text suggests: “The cycle system is
different from the grade system used in the rest of Canada in that desired
learning outcomes are focused on the completion of a cycle rather than a grade”(p.
91). She goes on further to mention: “…children have two years to master the
curriculum outcomes of each cycle, rather than a single year to master a
grade-specific curriculum”(p. 91). Lastly, Robson mentions: “Proponents of the
cycle approach argue that two-year cycles allow children to learn at their own
pace and foster competencies in a variety of skills”(p. 91).
Until now, this system is quite unlike anything I
have learned about. From what is described in the text, I do agree that
implementing this kind of system would allot enough time for students to grasp
content or material and provides enough assistance with ideas that students may
have not quite acquired yet. I am curious to know whether a similar system
would work in our province, where achieving desirable grades (I’ll admit, I am guilty of this too) are extremely important. I hope that even though we don’t
have this “cycle” system implemented, that as educators we can instill the
importance of understanding content and material and in turn eliminate the
fixation on perfect grades.
Discussion Question:
Do you think the rest of provinces should follow the
“cycle” method similar to that of Quebec? If implemented would it prove to be
successful, why or why not?
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