The inspiration for the gloves came from observing fellow college students who were deaf have difficulty communicating with other students, which results in them being excluded from activities.
Secondary education in the United States is unusual in that students typically have considerable latitude in selecting which subjects they study and at what level of difficulty.
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Unfortunately, for both students and the employers who would hire them, the increasing difficultyin securing the work experience necessary to demonstrate competency sans degree favors the less-rigorous test it and forget it model of competency-based learning.
As you say, Ontario allows private universities but many students there have difficulty paying for public university tuition, which has increased by 60% in the past five years.