Alright. So I want to become a high school history teacher, and I want to teach in Alberta. Thing is, I have no idea what classes are taught in Canada in High school. Can anyone tell me what courses they learned in school?
Canadian History
Alright. So I want to become a high school history teacher, and I want to teach in Alberta. Thing is, I have no idea what classes are taught in Canada in High school. Can anyone tell me what courses they learned in school?
I seriously want the Walter stuffed animal from AF #106. Seriously.
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Look up "Western Canadian Protocol" or go to http://www.wncp.ca/ and they have curriculums to check out. For Sasktchewan, check out http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/branches...en/index.shtml
Hope that helps. My Dad know's all about this.
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If I recall correctly, Alberta is currently one of three provinces that teachers are wary of because of government stances toward the profession -- the other two being BC and Ontario. Do some research into it before you make the jump.
Alberta's dealing with a huge population boom and is in desperate need of people in all professions, but it may not be the best choice for that particular one. Saskatchewan has the opposite rep, iirc.
Bear in mind that I'm going entirely off memory on the above, and while I'm normally very thorough in keeping a watch on the status of the nation I've been very lax in the last few months. Take it with a grain of salt and pardon me for any grotesque errors I may have made.
I'm taking Math 10, soon Math 20, then 3 30 level maths and calculus. Sciences 10, Biology, Physics, and Chemistry soon enough. 5 English Language arts courses from 10-12 by the time I'm done, plus 5 socials (History). Then Phys Ed, Art, and an elective or two more, I don't know what yet. Oh, and Practical and Applied Arts.
Time and Tide, no, wait.
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See, what drew me in about Alberta is the average starting wage of $43,000 a year, and the fact that I have family in Bellevue, Calgary and Rocky Mountain House. Saskatchewan does sound nice though, plains are a nice, familiar thing for a nebraskan.Originally Posted by Northcott
If I recall correctly, Alberta is currently one of three provinces that teachers are wary of because of government stances toward the profession -- the other two being BC and Ontario. Do some research into it before you make the jump.
Alberta's dealing with a huge population boom and is in desperate need of people in all professions, but it may not be the best choice for that particular one. Saskatchewan has the opposite rep, iirc.
Bear in mind that I'm going entirely off memory on the above, and while I'm normally very thorough in keeping a watch on the status of the nation I've been very lax in the last few months. Take it with a grain of salt and pardon me for any grotesque errors I may have made.
I seriously want the Walter stuffed animal from AF #106. Seriously.
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Like I said, look into the matter.
Ah, but for the open prairies and big skies. Not to mention the thunderstorms. I don't know why, but Victoria here never gets thunderstorms. Vancouver does. And aparently they do up island. But not Victoria.
As for Alberta; unrelated acquaintences (from Alberta) have told me that while the average wage is way good, the cost of living is correspondingly higher.
Surge is correct. Me, personally, before I moved to the luscious mountains of BC, I either lived in Yellowknife, or somewhere in Northern or Central Alberta. Correct, there are a lot of jobs there. Correct, most jobs pay extremely well. However, also correct is, 'pay extremely well' is a bit misleading because the cost of living there is completely outrageous. Before I moved to the town where I am now in the Kootenays, I lived in Edmonton. Worst six months of my life. First off, the winters are VERY reminiscent of growing up in Yellowknife (with our 8 months of winter, four of which are -30 degrees Centigrade or lower), second, because of how flat Alberta - nay, the Prairies - are in general, it get EXTREMELY windy, and the doofus who designed Edmonton did the stupid thing of setting it up in a lovely grid pattern, making it the world's largest semi-natural wind tunnel (I was almost blown fifteen blocks down Jasper Avenue the winter I lived there. And I'm not exactly a small boy). Then you have the everlasting haze over most urban centers of Alberta. Truly disgusting. Calgary's not as bad as most locations, but it's just as icky. Oh and everywhere I've ever been in Alberta - and I've been over most of the province - it ALWAYS rank of animal manure, even in the larger cities.
Yes, I have no affinity for our flatlands... I understand their necessity, but the day you catch me moving there intentionally will be the day I commit myself to some asylum or other.
Allan 'HappyCanuck' Crocker
"Hey... Philosophers love wisdom, not mankind."
- Stephen Pastis, Pearls Before Swine
Hm. Interesting point on cost of living. I looked at the cost of apartments in Calgary and sweet jesus, but that was INSANE.
As for animal manure, I hate to say it, but that's kinda familiar for me. Omaha's the beef capital of the US, and by now, manure's a staple smell. It's actually not too bad once you're used to it. It's the grain processing plants that stink the worse, when the cook the grain it just smells horrible.
And thanks, maybe I'll look more closely at Saskatoon. I do love my plains. You'll probably despise me for saying this but... I hate mountains. They're too rocky and they aren't lush enough. Besides, high altitude bothers me. Nebraska is extremely humid and that whole dry weather thing disagrees with me. Also, I like seeing everything around me, not just a huge rock. :P
I seriously want the Walter stuffed animal from AF #106. Seriously.
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Man. I am so the opposite.
Amen. Rolling plains bore me to tears. On my drive through, Yukon and B.C. thoroughly charmed me. The plains? Not so much.
"You cannot win, mailman Mike. If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine."
Oh, I love the plains. Being able to see everything coming for miles around. When I first moved out here to Victoria, it really rubbed me wrong to begin with. I drew the comparison between the people and the landscape... in Manitoba you see it all coming from a mile away, here in Vic. you never know whats lurking around the next "obscuring feature".
My attitude has changed over the years of course. I had a big chip on my shoulder back then to begin with. Not so much so anymore.
The nice thing about Vic. is you get to see the mountians from a distance, and don't have them looming over the cityscape like sleeping giant about to roll over.
As for dry weather; you get lotsa that on the prairies. Here on the coast, while winters tend to be way more mild, it is a damp cold. Brrrrr.
Ah, I like the Prairies. If in trouble you can easily find help. When we were in BC and got stuck, we had to wait for a passerby (2 hours) because even at night we couldn't see where to go for help...in summer...on the Yellowhead highway.
Time and Tide, no, wait.
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Go to the Maritimes. All of our courses make sense.
What do we call grade 12 math? Not Math 30! Math 12!
If its advanced do we add an AP? NO! We add an advanced! Math 12 advanced! That said... Go to Vancouver!
Calgary is easily the fastest growing city in the nation at the moment. There are lots of jobs in almost every field to be had. If you know the right people or where to look. It's also true that starting wages are quite high for most, because companies simply need the workers. BUT, and this is a big one: housing is at a premium right now due to the heavy influx of people questing after said jobs. Due to that rent has skyrocketted and is very high. If you can find a place to rent (or buy), be prepared to pay a hefty price for your digs.
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