Impact of Bill 36 on Middle School Teaching and Funding

First let me start by saying that I am not a policy expert, nor do I have all the ins and outs of Bill 36; however, if I understand it correctly, as part of the current government policy of individualized learning, which is something that, theoretically, I very much agree with, the government would like to offer any student, of any age, the ability to enroll in their coursework from any institution. Do I understand that correctly?

I can’t imagine the administrative headache that that would create. I work in a middle school. I am still tying up shoe laces and making sure that zippers come un-stuck. How are these students supposed to manage organizing their own learning plan. As Karen Flello mentioned, any implementation of K-7 Distance Ed would need a lot of study.

Ultimately, Bill 36 begs one big philosophical question. Am I obsolete? What will happen to the brick and mortar school in the next ten years, or twenty? I am thirty-two years old, where will students be taught when I retire?