Module 2 Post #6

While continuing to look at graduation rates of Aboriginal students I decided to Google attracting and retaining qualified teachers to remote First Nation communities. I found this CBC article that breaks down the First Nations schools Report.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2013/05/17/pol-first-nations-education.html

Highlighted in the article is that “First Nations’ schools have lower quality teaching, an inferior curriculum and fail to provide proper services for children with special needs” and that there are “serious problems with the ability of First Nation schools to attract and retain teachers and support staff.”

So my question to the class is: How do we attract and provide incentive for qualified teachers to move to some of these remote communities?

Cheers,

Greg Campbell