Podcast - Why haven't we seen a surge of COVID-19 cases following the Trinity Bellwoods Park mass gathering? What should teachers do about students who aren't educated to the same grade? What goes into making Just For Laughs Gags?
It wasn't too long ago that the people who flocked to Trinity Bellwoods Park in Toronto were scolded for doing so and yet we haven't seen any spike in COVID-19 cases. Protests all over North America are seeing people stand shoulder to shoulder, some with masks and some without. If COVID-19 cases don't flare up because of this, why is our country effectively shutdown?\n\nGuest: Dr. Ahmad Firas Khalid, Health Policy PhD graduate and Queen Elizabeth Scholar in Strengthening Health Systems\n\n-\n\nIn the time away from school, there are students who are spending their time learning and doing their schoolwork while other students don't. Despite this, there's plans to keep all students moving ahead to the next grade. What is a teacher to do when some of their students are practically a whole grade behind?\n\nGuest: Dr. Paul Bennett, one of Canada's leading commentators on education issues & director of Schoolhouse Consulting\n\n-\n\nDuring a very serious time in human history, people could use light-hearted jokes and relief more than anything else. Scott speaks with someone whose voice you might not know but rather whose work you've likely seen.\n\nGuest: Denis Levasseur, performer, Just For Laughs Gags