The Toronto District School Board will be accountable for the achievement of every student. We will not be able to do things as we did yesterday. Just as the nature of work has changed in each of your fieldsso too the nature of work has changed for teachers. That will not work for today's children. Therefore, where it was once okay that the teacher was responsible for teaching the lesson and the student was responsible for learning it, that is no longer the case.
Teachers are accountable for results.
Teachers are accountable for evidence that all students in this diverse city have access to achievement and success in school. I'm sure you have heard that you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink. We used to look upon teaching like that. Now we realize that it is our responsibility, along with parents and you, as community leaders, to create the thirst. We must engage children and young people to be active, participants in their learning.