tweakerxp

Sorry it's been so long since I've posted in this thread (and sorry for bumping it again, but I feel that this is a matter that really needs some attention.) I had a sudden thought pop into my brain today that I'm just going to try and rush through the graduation portfolio as quickly as possible. I don't really care how good (or bad, as the case may be) the responses are, or the quality of work, I just want to get it done and over with as quickly as possible. To tell you the truth, I absolutely believe they should just scrap the program altogether. We, as students have (MUCH) better things to do.

If only we were born one year earlier, we wouldn't be the ones to worry about this absolutely ridiculous graduation program. For me and many of my friends, this program has brought nothing but negativity towards school. In a class where we are supposed to learn about life, personal choices, finances, jobs, working and the likes, we spent almost all of our time ( a good 75%+) of it either discussing the graduation portfolio, or trying to piece together what and how we were supposed to do the assignments. Every school is providing, or not providing their students with different materials to use in reference to the program, each with their own separate standards. The ministry is doing nothing to help us, the students out. I don't know about you, but I've got better things to do with my time than write and compile evidence for two-page reflections on everything that I do both in and outside of school. I run my own business, and that's enough paperwork for me, thank-you very much. I inquired to the BCTF as to the reasoning of the program, who simply responded that the ”BCTF opposed the introduction of the grad portfolios" and kindly gave me the email of the Graduation Program Coordinator, Mary-Anne Neal, who you can reach at [email protected] The coordinator just threw together some sort of "brush-me-off" email which stated "Many Grade 10 students do not recognize the significance of a Portfolio until their graduating year." Which I think is pretty interesting, how can they know that we will see the usefulness of the program in our grade 12 year? Last time I checked, this would be an impossible task. Well, at least the BCTF is on our side, for now.