| Glen Herbert Editor/Writer, Our Kids Media December, 2019 |
Since we began the user reviews, the responses have been a lot of things: funny, surprising, informative. They’ve also been personal in all kinds of telling ways. Reading through these can feel like being with friends gathered in a coffee shop talking honestly about their experiences. There are some grumbles, with parking and transportation being a bugbear. But then there’s also this:
“ … [it] feels like home and a second family for me. As a shy, quiet boy, the caring school community has given me the priceless opportunity to be comfortable in my shoes and feel part of something special.”
—student, De La Salle College
“ … you become family and have family at the school … ”
—student, Dragon Academy
“Everything changed … discussions about politics, art and history [became] common ground for the dinner table.”
—parent, Dragon Academy
“You feel connected to all of the students at Nancy Campbell even if you are not the same age or in the same grade. Everyone wants to help each other out and be there for one another. No one feels left out.”
—student, Nancy Campbell Academy
“ … you're not just a number within the system, here everyone cares about you and wants to see you succeed.”
—student, Hudson College
The user review hub continues to grow, becoming, as far as we know, the largest archive of its kind in Canada. Parents and students use it, though we use it, too, to inform and support editorial content. It provides a unique and personal view onto a unique, personal world.