Friday 25 November 2011

Financial Literacy is now mandated in the Ontario Curriculum from grades 4 to 12.

Check out this Globe and Mail article:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/investor-education/ontario-schools-to-teach-financial-literacy/article1348708/

Financial Literacy is a Personal Choice

A Bit About Me

Hi,
My name is Josephine Catalano MacPherson.  I am a high school math teacher who has been teaching for about thirty years.  I enjoy working with young minds and sharing my math expertise.  Math is everywhere around us and you would be hard-pressed to spend ten seconds without thinking or looking at a number concept.  A year ago, on June 3rd, 2010, I graduated from my Masters of Education degree from the University of Toronto.  This journey allowed me to do research on gender differences in mathematics education.  My final paper, "Gender Equity in Mathematics Education" can be found in the Quest Journal, 2009 on the York Region District School Board website.
Travel and art are my pleasures.  In August 2010, I visited Milan, Lake Como, Verona, Venice, Florence and Rome, Italy.  In August 2011, I visited Paris, France for 9 days.  I will attach a three part visual description of my latest trip.