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Our monthly special section dedicated to seniors takes a look at osteoporosis. Pages A13-17
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Friday, October 26, 2012
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Shifts in education requires students to develop strong critical thinking skills like never before Tim Collins News staff
As Oak Bay High principal, Dave Thomson contributes to the planning process for the new high school, he faces the challenge of a fundamental shift occurring in education. “Teachers are no longer a ‘cauldron of knowledge’ being doled out from the front of the room,” said Thomson. “That method is an anachronism. Now it’s about thinking critically and learning together.” And critical thinking is exactly what’s being taught at Oak Bay High and at every other school out there, said Thomson. “Education is undergoing a fundamental change,” he said. Today’s teachers, said Thomson, try to get out the message that there may be multiple answers to a question and a myriad of methods to arrive at those answers. “Thats all part of thinking in a critical manner,” he said. The topic of critical thinking was raised earlier this month when the B.C. Teachers’ Federation produced a poster and associated lesson plans that were seemingly in opposition to proposed pipeline projects and an increase in oil tanker traffic. The material prompted Premier Christy Clark to state that it “sounded like indoctrination” and that it was the job of schools to present a “balanced view of the world.”
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Maggie Hospers, her mother, Tina, and twin sister, Molly, get ready for trick-or-treaters at their home on Beach Drive. The Hospers and their spooky friends will welcome visitors to enjoy Halloween in their front yard while raising money for the Greater Victoria SPCA.
‘House of Horrors’ makes scary return Tim Collins News staff
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endrils of fog creep across the eerily lit graveyard that has mysteriously risen from the front lawn. In the unnaturally shifting half-light one might be forgiven for believing that the stone angel watching over the dead appears to be more than a little sinister. She may even have moved. Upon closer inspection, you’ll find that living dead zombies are wandering the grounds. There’s also a two-metre mummy, a giant spider that seems to have captured a few passersby, and a host of other spooky, scary decorations and things that
shriek in the night. It’s all an illusion, but one that Tina Hospers and her family have laboured long and hard to create. “We call it Hospers’ Haunted House of Horrors,” she said with a laugh. Hospers loves Halloween. “It’s the one day of the year when you can become someone else, be something different,” she said. “I’ve always loved horror stories and films as well. Stephen King is my favourite author.” PLEASE SEE: Halloween haunted house, Page A7
PLEASE SEE: Students taught, Page A5
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