No More Teachers No More Books

Gilbert and his first-grade classmates are nervous about their performance on the last day of school, curious about the awards they will receive, sad to be leaving their teacher, and excited about summer vacation.

Heather-jane Robertson has been tracking the dismantling of public education in Canada for more than a decade. In "No More Teachers, No More Books, she reports on developments that will come as a shock to many people who may think that the commercialization of education is just a theory, not a reality.

Reflects on the idea that if there were no teachers, no one would educate and engage children and all knowledge would be lost.

Lizzie loves school almost more than anything. First she loved Nursery school. She loved Kindergarten even more. When the time comes for Lizzie to start First Grade, she can't wait. Everyone tells her it will be a whole year of school. And Miss Giggliano, the first-grade teacher, tells her class to make this the best year of school ever. Yippee! thinks Lizzie--a whole year of school! And what a year it is. Miss G.'s class wins the Centipede Reading Award. And they even win the Nature Study Award for their bee and butterfly garden. It's a great year! But all great things must come to an end. When the last day of school arrives, Lizzie is dismayed. How can this be? It was supposed to be a whole year! But good news soon arrives and Lizzie, along with Miss G., finds herself in a different classroom and eager to learn!

In the rhythm of a familiar folk song, a child cannot resist adding one more dab of paint in surprising places.

Collection of poems about school. Suggested level: primary.

Gilbert and his first-grade classmates are nervous about their performance on the last day of school, curious about the awards they will receive, sad to be leaving their teacher, and excited about summer vacation.

At his school's end-of-the-year party, Gilbert watches as his classmates receive prizes and soon begins to wonder if he will even get one.