SCHOOL FOR THOUGHT

Indications of Discontent

It’s pretty tricky to get a handle on the level of parental dissatisfaction with schools, since polls yield confusing and conflicting data - depending on things like what questions are asked and how they’re worded. Here, for example, is a recent Harris/Decima poll which suggests that almost half of Canadians consider the country’s public education systems inadequate.

This pretty much confirms our perception here at School for Thought, where we are perennially amazed by the continuing popularity of our free remedial reading and remedial math programs and my free book How to Get the Right Education for Your Child. Even though we are known to only a very small fraction of interested parents and teachers, our resources continue to fly off the shelf. Clearly, there is a huge hunger out there for information and materials that can bail out the untold numbers of children who struggle in school. If you are a parent or teacher who is in this situation, you can access information about additional good teaching materials at our schoolproofing site. If you have very young children, we strongly encourage you to consider using some of the resources listed there for preschool children. 

There are lots of other free Internet resources responding to the same demand. Here’s a website that lists some of them.