Ontario teachers encouraged by union to do bare minimum on fall report cards

Ontario teachers encouraged by union to do bare minimum on fall report cards

Published Thursday, Oct. 18 2012, 9:58 AM EDT
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/education/ontario-teachers-encouraged-by-union-to-do-bare-minimum-on-fall-report-cards/article4620284/


Summary:

Ontario elementary teachers have been advised to write the bare minimum on fall report cards. This representing symbol saying that the teachers are unhappy with the provincial government. Teachers are not required to fill the space on the report card but they are meeting the Ministry of Education's minimum requirements by only writing one sentence. Teachers have also been pulling back on volunteer teacher meetings, coaching, clubs, and parent teacher meetings because of the displeasure with the provincial government. A parent in the Toronto district area already complained that her sons report card has come back with no comments on their report cards.





Opinion:

I think as a teacher you should be obligated to help your students work past their potential and help them whenever they need it. These teachers are doing the bare minimum for the kids; they should be thinking about the kids and how they are doing instead of the provincial government. These kids need the education to go forth and complete a degree in University or get a job in which you get paid well. I also think that the teachers should not be taking out their frustrations on the kids by giving them a comment free report card when they go home. The main goal for every school is to help kids learn and achieve their personal goal in reality. If the teachers keep on doing the bare minimum for the kids then they will have a difficult future to deal with.

Real Madrid Resort Island presented in the Presidential Balcony of the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium

Real Madrid Resort Island presented in the Presidential Balcony of the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium

Published: 22 March 2012
http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/Actualidad/1330092832085/noticia/Noticia/Real_Madrid_Resort_Island_presented
_in_the_Presidential_Balcony_of_the_Santiago_Bernabeu_Stadium.htm


Summary:

The Real Madrid Resort Island is going to be an Island that is for the players to relax and also train there as well. The Island will be a main money getter for all of the tourists that go there to explore and relax there. This will be a 1 billion dollar project for everything to be done the way the chairman wants it to be. Florentino Perez presented the whole presentation at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium. It is to be a touring complex and a theme park in the United Emirates under the Real Madrid brand.

My Opinion:

I think that this is a great idea for Real Madrid because they will make money from all of the tourists and also it will be a relaxing island for the Real Madrid soccer team. This is a great idea from the club and the owners who thought of the idea. It will be a real money maker for everyone.

Millionaire collapsed and DIED in court after 'taking pill' as he was found guilty of torching his $3million home

Millionaire collapsed and DIED in court after 'taking pill' as he was found guilty of torching his $3million home
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2166303/Arsonist-Michael-Marin-53-collapses-dies-Phoenix-court-guilty.html
PUBLISHED:02:48 GMT, 29 June 2012


 On June 29, 2012 Michael Marin took his own life by secretly slipping a cyanide pill into his mouth after hearing that he was guilty for burning down his own house. Michael Marin was a arsonist who burned his 3.5 million dollar mansion to the ground. He was taken to a hospital in Phoenix, Arizona where he was pronounced died. Michael Marin was a father of four and a grandfather of two. After hearing that he would be spending 16 years in prison he slipped the pill in his mouth and then fell to the ground within 5 minutes while he was in court. Toxicology tests would be carried out on the 53 years old's body along with the water bottle he was drank from. No one was injured in the blaze but the charge of committing arson is the same number of years in prison as second-degree murder in Phoenix, Arizona. Prosecutors say that Marin burned down his mansion because he could not afford the mortgage that came with the 3.5 million dollar mansion.




Michael Marin secretly slipping the pill into his mouth.


Michael Marin should have sought help for his mortgage in the first place when he finally knew that he couldn't pay of the mortgage for the 3.5 million dollar mansion. I also don't that he should have got 16 years in prison for burning down his own mansion when they have not found hard evidence that he caused this whole outcome. As I said in the summary of the article Michael Marin is a father of four and a grandfather of two, I think that he should of really thought of the people that he was going to hurt and not just himself. I think that it would have been better if he had not committed suicide so he would still be able to be with his family and not hurt anyone that loved him.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2lum-T7_hc
Video of Michael Marin taking his own life

Toronto bus bound for New York flips on interstate, 19 hurt

Toronto bus bound for New York flips on interstate, 19 hurt

Published saturday, Oct. 06, 2012, 10:23 AM EDT
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/toronto-bus-bound-for-new-york-flips-on-interstate-19-hurt/article4594206/


Summary:

A tour bus from Canada carrying 57 people bound for New York overturned on a highway exit ramp in northern New Jersey and flipped on its side and injuring more then 19 people. The bus driver said that someone else cut him off which caused the accident. It was not clear enough whether that caused the accident around 7:30 a.m. on eastbound interstate 80 in Wayne. Many were injured during the crash but some of the injuries were minor. Eight others were in critical condition and were taken to hospitals immediately. The State police assessed the situation and said that none of the injuries were life threatening. Carrying 57 people, the rest of the people continued their journey on another bus.


My Opinion:

I think that this a complete accident by the bus driver when he flipped the bus. I don't know if someone cut him of and he was telling the truth but none of the passengers said that he did it on purpose. Accidents do happen and this was a complete mistake from the bus driver. Do I think that he should get his licensed suspended? I do but not for that long. He did not do this purposely, although he did injure more then 19 people that were on the bus at the time.