Raise Math Requirements for Teacher Certification in Manitoba Petition: Signature List Feed http://gopetition.com/signatures/raise-math-requirements-for-teacher-certification-in-manitoba.html Online petition signatures en-us Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:53 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition Mr. Anonymous [Signature #332] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/21747220?utm_medium=rss Tue, 31 Oct 2017 01:55:43 UTC 21747220 Mr. Todd Thompson [Signature #331] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/17130737?utm_medium=rss Tue, 1 Apr 2014 02:38:23 UTC 17130737 Ms. Ashlyn Haglund [Signature #330] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/16756065?utm_medium=rss Sat, 8 Feb 2014 11:27:07 UTC 16756065 Ms J Leigh Coulton [Signature #329] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/16352006?utm_medium=rss An appropiate and important petition, the CBC video explained it all - kudos to you!

]]> Wed, 4 Dec 2013 08:49:27 UTC 16352006 Ms Kimberly Abadillos [Signature #328] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15259506?utm_medium=rss Thu, 16 May 2013 12:11:42 UTC 15259506 Mr Michael Reimer [Signature #327] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13809305?utm_medium=rss Fri, 21 Sep 2012 11:11:48 UTC 13809305 MR Philip Lafrance [Signature #326] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13675814?utm_medium=rss Kids need to stop growing up with the belief that math is evil, useless and hard.
We need to show them that Math is beautiful.

]]> Tue, 4 Sep 2012 09:44:14 UTC 13675814 MS Leonila Natividad [Signature #325] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13139197?utm_medium=rss Tue, 19 Jun 2012 10:07:54 UTC 13139197 Mrs. Toni Bond [Signature #324] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12957319?utm_medium=rss As a teacher and, moreso, as a parent, I see the need for quality educators in an essential core subject area. These are skills students/children will need for their entire lives and we should no more accept standards that allow for innumerate teachers as illiterate ones.

]]> Wed, 30 May 2012 09:35:25 UTC 12957319 Dr Shawn Desaulniers [Signature #323] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12816533?utm_medium=rss Tue, 15 May 2012 04:20:54 UTC 12816533 Mr. Anonymous [Signature #322] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12562087?utm_medium=rss One of the main issues of providing quality mathematics education to young people is ensuring that all teachers who are responsible for mathematics education have a firm grasp in its concepts. Reading one chapter or page ahead in the textbook doesn't cut it.

]]> Sun, 15 Apr 2012 07:14:45 UTC 12562087 Ms. Lindsay Rubeniuk [Signature #321] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12302635?utm_medium=rss Fri, 2 Mar 2012 12:56:23 UTC 12302635 Anonymous [Signature #320] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12274461?utm_medium=rss Sun, 26 Feb 2012 07:32:06 UTC 12274461 Erin Olynyk [Signature #319] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12219787?utm_medium=rss Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:28:30 UTC 12219787 Kristina Muise [Signature #318] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12218237?utm_medium=rss Fri, 17 Feb 2012 04:36:16 UTC 12218237 Erin Good [Signature #317] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12217317?utm_medium=rss I find this critical in the education system. Most students go through school not knowing how to do the required math needed for their adult life. And when teachers don't know how to teach it, the next generation doesn't learn, and then that continues on at a growing rate if more and more students aren't taught properly.

]]> Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:48:50 UTC 12217317 Mr Dan Jr Patriarca [Signature #316] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12217260?utm_medium=rss Teachers who understand the material are able to convey ideas with more ease than those who can't. The former gives rise to students with a positive view towards math.

It is important that teachers give students a positive impression with regards to math so they may enter higher education not only with an open mind, but with preparation for studies that require a good grasp of the basics.

As well, a teacher who understands is more likely to encourage understanding compared to one who doesn't.

]]> Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:19:34 UTC 12217260 Mrs Kathy Moore [Signature #315] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12086877?utm_medium=rss Wed, 25 Jan 2012 07:52:11 UTC 12086877 Ms Serina Camungol [Signature #314] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12048718?utm_medium=rss Sat, 21 Jan 2012 07:46:09 UTC 12048718 Kevin Burt [Signature #313] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11952877?utm_medium=rss Sat, 7 Jan 2012 09:39:48 UTC 11952877 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #312] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11790738?utm_medium=rss Sun, 4 Dec 2011 06:39:19 UTC 11790738 Anonymous [Signature #311] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11775305?utm_medium=rss Fri, 2 Dec 2011 10:28:07 UTC 11775305 Ms. Kristy Tymko [Signature #310] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11771690?utm_medium=rss Thu, 1 Dec 2011 07:57:17 UTC 11771690 Dr. Anonymous [Signature #309] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11770102?utm_medium=rss I have a graduate degree in mathematics. I was constantly frustrated seeing the math my kids had during middle-school years. One teacher, with very limited math skills was attempting to teach new, error prone, counter-intuitive methods with no success. I volunteered once a week to set the kids straight and when demonstrating the "old ways", things suddenly made sense to the students (but the teacher insisted this wasn't part of the curriculum so refused these methods for homework and tests).

]]> Thu, 1 Dec 2011 02:52:25 UTC 11770102 Mr. Tyson Kay [Signature #308] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11764496?utm_medium=rss When I help my 12 year old do his math homework he informs me that my methods are wrong and thats not the way his teacher teaches it. Those were the methods taught to me by my teachers in the 80's and they seem simpler to use than the "grouping of #'s" he is being taught now. A change to the curriculum is needed. Go back to basics for the students and the teachers. Pick up one of your old school books and compare the math formulas we used back then to the ones your children are taught now. I did

]]> Wed, 30 Nov 2011 10:14:45 UTC 11764496 Mr L Wiens [Signature #307] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11764020?utm_medium=rss Wed, 30 Nov 2011 07:59:11 UTC 11764020 Mr Anonymous [Signature #306] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11763716?utm_medium=rss Wed, 30 Nov 2011 06:45:42 UTC 11763716 vicki buechler [Signature #305] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11762815?utm_medium=rss Wed, 30 Nov 2011 04:08:47 UTC 11762815 Mr Gary Cole [Signature #304] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11762235?utm_medium=rss Wed, 30 Nov 2011 02:28:42 UTC 11762235 Susan Kreutzer [Signature #303] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11761083?utm_medium=rss Wed, 30 Nov 2011 11:27:52 UTC 11761083 MRS. ANA DA MATA-WIENS [Signature #302] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11760394?utm_medium=rss having been taught the old-style math and now being able to see the new style math being taught to my children.....go back to what works and has always worked.....why mess with something that was taught to countless individuals and gave them the fundamentals of basic math for which a lot of todays youth are lacking...

]]> Wed, 30 Nov 2011 09:35:35 UTC 11760394 Craig Lyndon [Signature #301] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11759592?utm_medium=rss why is it that we tend to try things over and over again when it has failed in the US. Are we that arrogant that we think that we will suceed where they have failed.

]]> Wed, 30 Nov 2011 07:10:45 UTC 11759592 Ms Anonymous [Signature #300] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11757904?utm_medium=rss Tue, 29 Nov 2011 10:10:16 UTC 11757904 Miss Anonymous [Signature #299] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11757729?utm_medium=rss Tue, 29 Nov 2011 09:10:43 UTC 11757729 Anonymous [Signature #298] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11757716?utm_medium=rss Tue, 29 Nov 2011 09:07:11 UTC 11757716 Mrs. Anonymous [Signature #297] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11757714?utm_medium=rss Tue, 29 Nov 2011 09:06:12 UTC 11757714 Mr Charles Meyers [Signature #296] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11757692?utm_medium=rss Lives count on the ability of an Artillery Officer and his/hers Technicians to do math every time an artillery round is fired.

]]> Tue, 29 Nov 2011 08:55:59 UTC 11757692 Dr. Karl Pfeifer [Signature #295] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11757202?utm_medium=rss Over the years I've seen a lack of understanding of basic math on the part of some junior high teachers, esp. as regards fractional arithmetic, which is often held by them to be superfluous in this age of calculators and computers, but which is actually essential to understanding and manipulating algebraic equations. Although I live in Saskatchewan, Manitoba-trained teachers do get jobs here too, so I'm supporting this Manitoba petition and I look forward to a Saskatchewan petition....

]]> Tue, 29 Nov 2011 06:39:23 UTC 11757202 Mr. Jeff Plantje [Signature #294] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11754715?utm_medium=rss Tue, 29 Nov 2011 09:43:57 UTC 11754715 Debby Adey [Signature #293] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11752134?utm_medium=rss Mon, 28 Nov 2011 10:58:48 UTC 11752134 Mr Anonymous [Signature #292] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11748296?utm_medium=rss Mon, 28 Nov 2011 12:25:48 UTC 11748296 Mr Guy Beaudry [Signature #291] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11747740?utm_medium=rss My daughter's Grade 9 Science teacher told the class that ALL fluids freeze at 0 Celsius.

]]> Mon, 28 Nov 2011 10:29:12 UTC 11747740 Bonita Reimer [Signature #290] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11745056?utm_medium=rss Sun, 27 Nov 2011 11:11:57 UTC 11745056 Mrs. Jennifer McFadyen [Signature #289] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11742254?utm_medium=rss Sun, 27 Nov 2011 11:43:24 UTC 11742254 Donna Sutherland [Signature #288] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11739313?utm_medium=rss Sat, 26 Nov 2011 04:30:24 UTC 11739313 Mr Daniel Levy [Signature #287] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11729694?utm_medium=rss Math develops the logical and abstract thinking abilities. Without a strong mathematical foundation, children have a smaller chance to grow up with the abilities to innovate and problem solve.
I don't know where I would be today had I not had proper math teachers in grade school.

]]> Thu, 24 Nov 2011 11:45:31 UTC 11729694 Cam Farr [Signature #286] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11729434?utm_medium=rss Thu, 24 Nov 2011 10:12:31 UTC 11729434 Ms Amela Basic-Bilic [Signature #285] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11450214?utm_medium=rss Fri, 4 Nov 2011 02:32:10 UTC 11450214 Ms Liz Plett [Signature #284] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11392882?utm_medium=rss Mon, 24 Oct 2011 04:04:46 UTC 11392882 Ms Simone Kirwan [Signature #283] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11380633?utm_medium=rss I have taught at a Winnipeg public school elementary levels and recognize the need for comepent, qualified math educators who are able to teach the basics of mathematics to students. For me, this includes the teaching of algorimths and the emphasis of math facts (once students demonstrate understanding of concepts), mental math strategies and a variety of problem solving techniques in order that students are well-prepared for high school math and beyond.

]]> Sat, 22 Oct 2011 02:55:14 UTC 11380633 Arthur Summers [Signature #282] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11309126?utm_medium=rss I am a native of Winnipeg, with an MSc. in Pure Math and another MSc. in Applied Math, both from the University of Manitoba.

My Math teachers at Daniel McIntyre high school in the 1960's inspired me greatly to pursue a career in the mathematical sciences. They were knowledgeable, dedicated and tried to instill an appreciation for the beauty and usefulness of the subject.

My experience with students over the last decade force me to agree with the sentiments outlined in this petition.

]]> Thu, 13 Oct 2011 04:17:46 UTC 11309126 Anonymous [Signature #281] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11301302?utm_medium=rss Wed, 12 Oct 2011 03:10:36 UTC 11301302 Dr Lynda Gullason [Signature #280] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11287773?utm_medium=rss Mon, 10 Oct 2011 02:13:22 UTC 11287773 Steve Yurkiw [Signature #279] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11269359?utm_medium=rss Thu, 6 Oct 2011 03:05:37 UTC 11269359 Anonymous [Signature #278] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11268397?utm_medium=rss Thu, 6 Oct 2011 12:05:14 UTC 11268397 Ms Cheryl Hudson [Signature #277] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11267838?utm_medium=rss Thu, 6 Oct 2011 10:06:38 UTC 11267838 Mr. Chevy Peters [Signature #276] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11267518?utm_medium=rss Thu, 6 Oct 2011 09:11:09 UTC 11267518 Liliane Tremblay [Signature #275] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11267315?utm_medium=rss Thu, 6 Oct 2011 08:33:47 UTC 11267315 Mrs Lynn Thompson [Signature #274] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11267114?utm_medium=rss Thu, 6 Oct 2011 07:57:32 UTC 11267114 Anonymous [Signature #273] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11263427?utm_medium=rss The following link leads to an interesting article about Finland's education system, which at the public school (K-12) level got quite an overhaul, but not in the North American style.

Of note was that the professionalism of the teaching staff was developed (and screened) to ensure the quality of staff long before they hit the classroom. Part of that quality assurance was the demand for master's level degrees with a focus on content.
http://www.salon.com/news/david_sirota/2011/07/18/tony_wag

]]> Wed, 5 Oct 2011 04:39:25 UTC 11263427 Mrs. Anonymous [Signature #272] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11263003?utm_medium=rss Wed, 5 Oct 2011 03:21:43 UTC 11263003 Mr. Andrew Warren [Signature #271] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11262302?utm_medium=rss Wed, 5 Oct 2011 01:32:19 UTC 11262302 greg dyck [Signature #270] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11261912?utm_medium=rss Wed, 5 Oct 2011 12:27:33 UTC 11261912 Ms. Charlotte Lacroix [Signature #269] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11261675?utm_medium=rss Wed, 5 Oct 2011 11:56:10 UTC 11261675 Anonymous [Signature #268] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11261495?utm_medium=rss Wed, 5 Oct 2011 11:34:01 UTC 11261495 James Slade [Signature #267] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11261393?utm_medium=rss Educators are the first contact for mathematics for many students. It is therefore crucial that they understand what they are supposed to be teaching, particularly at the elementary levels.

]]> Wed, 5 Oct 2011 11:23:02 UTC 11261393 Peter Kratzer [Signature #266] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11261353?utm_medium=rss Wed, 5 Oct 2011 11:19:00 UTC 11261353 Ms Joanne L. B. Unrau [Signature #265] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11261348?utm_medium=rss Wed, 5 Oct 2011 11:18:43 UTC 11261348 Kulsoom Mohammadi [Signature #264] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11261257?utm_medium=rss We need to teach our grade school students more 'thinking' than 'doing'. Instead of focusing on answers, we should focus on the process. We should teach our students the sequential and consequential thinking. We should teach our students to focus on 'why' rather than 'what.

]]> Wed, 5 Oct 2011 11:10:36 UTC 11261257 Mr. Jean-Paul Olivier [Signature #263] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11261189?utm_medium=rss The skill levels of our students entering college and university is atrocious. From basic rules of operation to even the most simple algebra, many can't do it. It is scary to think that someone like this is teaching my children.

]]> Wed, 5 Oct 2011 11:03:44 UTC 11261189 Gordon Mackie [Signature #262] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11260854?utm_medium=rss Wed, 5 Oct 2011 10:32:49 UTC 11260854 Tamara Schaab-Johnson [Signature #261] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11260678?utm_medium=rss Wed, 5 Oct 2011 10:04:09 UTC 11260678 Jody Gillis [Signature #260] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11260634?utm_medium=rss Wed, 5 Oct 2011 09:56:10 UTC 11260634 Alicia Ramirez [Signature #259] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11260632?utm_medium=rss Wed, 5 Oct 2011 09:55:52 UTC 11260632 Victoria Schindle [Signature #258] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11260623?utm_medium=rss Wed, 5 Oct 2011 09:54:57 UTC 11260623 Mr. Anonymous [Signature #257] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11260615?utm_medium=rss In the college program I teach in, we spend over 300 hours in the first term teaching mathematics. As a program based on problem solving, math is a critical tool in our students arsenal.

Unfortunately, the requirement of mathematical competence is a significant challenge for many of the students I teach.

Watching students give up on creating a better life for themselves because they were not properly prepared in math is heart-breaking.

]]> Wed, 5 Oct 2011 09:53:49 UTC 11260615 Mr. Jordan Veale [Signature #256] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11260581?utm_medium=rss As the EA for MRT, I run the lab portionof our program. These labs range from positioning to equipment, patient care to physics. Every year I am shocked to find students not able to perform basic algebra to calculate dose at specific distances, or even students not able to perform simple maths in their head, like finding 15 or 30% of a number.

Are these the math skills we want dictating our future healthcare facilities?

]]> Wed, 5 Oct 2011 09:48:44 UTC 11260581 Ms Tasha Shiaro [Signature #255] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11260546?utm_medium=rss Wed, 5 Oct 2011 09:44:30 UTC 11260546 Ms Lisa Case [Signature #254] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11260540?utm_medium=rss I see my children constantly struggling with math in their junior grades. I don't want this struggle to affect them in the senior and post-secondary years as well.

]]> Wed, 5 Oct 2011 09:43:08 UTC 11260540 Anonymous [Signature #253] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11260518?utm_medium=rss Wed, 5 Oct 2011 09:39:50 UTC 11260518 Ms Marie Sichler [Signature #252] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11255228?utm_medium=rss Tue, 4 Oct 2011 10:29:40 UTC 11255228 Alanna Holowinsky [Signature #251] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11245099?utm_medium=rss Sun, 2 Oct 2011 09:31:07 UTC 11245099 Dr N Riese [Signature #250] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11242234?utm_medium=rss Sat, 1 Oct 2011 03:22:23 UTC 11242234 Ms Anonymous [Signature #249] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11241198?utm_medium=rss Sat, 1 Oct 2011 10:23:29 UTC 11241198 Ms Tara Schmidt [Signature #248] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11221583?utm_medium=rss Tue, 27 Sep 2011 09:53:39 UTC 11221583 Dr Glenn Cockerline [Signature #247] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11218485?utm_medium=rss Mon, 26 Sep 2011 03:50:16 UTC 11218485 Ms Charlene Pawluck [Signature #246] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11214808?utm_medium=rss Raising the prerequisites would be a step in the right direction. The citizens of Manitoba deserve access to high-quality public education from when they start kindergarten until they finish grade 12. I would like Manitoba's school system to be one where teachers receive the best possible training and support.

]]> Sun, 25 Sep 2011 10:16:13 UTC 11214808 Chris Bourgeois [Signature #245] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11214005?utm_medium=rss Sun, 25 Sep 2011 03:43:11 UTC 11214005 Dr Maureen Kilgour [Signature #244] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11212998?utm_medium=rss Sun, 25 Sep 2011 10:11:59 UTC 11212998 Mr. Taison Huppe [Signature #243] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11207695?utm_medium=rss Fri, 23 Sep 2011 02:29:21 UTC 11207695 Ms Debra Curle [Signature #242] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11207366?utm_medium=rss Fri, 23 Sep 2011 12:50:50 UTC 11207366 Mr Ian Burley [Signature #241] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11206566?utm_medium=rss Fri, 23 Sep 2011 10:00:47 UTC 11206566 mr Charlie Moar [Signature #240] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11206097?utm_medium=rss as a training coordinator for the past 25 years, the h.s. transcripts i have seen are startling. Calculators are great in a classroom/office, in the field you are going to have to manually calculate basic fractions, decimals, percentages etc. The majority of todays graduates have difficulty doing simple Math.The Dept. of Education, School boards, principals and teachers should be ashamed of what they are doing to young people. They all blame each other. Its all about numbers, not education.

]]> Fri, 23 Sep 2011 08:16:30 UTC 11206097 Mrs Shauna Rutherford [Signature #239] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11206038?utm_medium=rss I am personally witnessing the effects of poor math teaching skills in my children's school. As a result, my child does not have a good base in math. As a group, she and her peers are far below where they should be and have created a situation where their current teacher cannot move forward with curriculum as there is nothing to build upon. Shameful.

]]> Fri, 23 Sep 2011 08:04:04 UTC 11206038 Dr Anonymous [Signature #238] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11205797?utm_medium=rss Fri, 23 Sep 2011 07:14:43 UTC 11205797 Caragh Maskery [Signature #237] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11198678?utm_medium=rss Wed, 21 Sep 2011 08:38:52 UTC 11198678 Dr Anonymous [Signature #236] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11198589?utm_medium=rss Wed, 21 Sep 2011 08:24:23 UTC 11198589 Ms. Xisra Winder [Signature #235] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11196520?utm_medium=rss Wed, 21 Sep 2011 02:22:01 UTC 11196520 Mr Terrance Ryan [Signature #234] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11195237?utm_medium=rss Wed, 21 Sep 2011 08:30:48 UTC 11195237 Phil Jarman [Signature #233] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11193664?utm_medium=rss Tue, 20 Sep 2011 11:28:26 UTC 11193664