Chris Spence hopes to open the Toronto Urban Academy

Of the many projects that Chris Spence (Christopher M. Spence) is working on, the most prominent and crucial one is the Toronto Urban Academy. The Toronto urban academy is a building model in which kids will learn most of their basic skills via adaptive technology, leaving the teachers free to focus on critical thinking study guides and instruction for the kids.

It is about time that someone made the decision to put technology to good use in the education system. Effectively individualizing the education of each student to diagnose and evaluate the learning ability of each student, in order to zero in on where they are truly struggling, rather than approaching the problem that is perceived to be true by the teachers. 

The mission of the TUA is to be sensitive to the needs and aspirations of each individual. To educate all students to be responsible, productive, life long learners in an ever-changing society, by providing quality-learning opportunities that meet the needs of our diverse community.

They intend to provide each student with appropriate educational programs in a nurturing yet stimulating environment, where students are going to experience success and gain the necessary skills to become a life long learner. In partnership with the community,they seek to develop responsible, productive,creative, and ethical citizens who respect themselves and others;as well as valuing cultural diversity, setting their goals with a positive attitude, thinking critically in order to solve problems, and adapting to the changing needs of a global society.

TUA is about disrupting the book on education with its global approach. By graduation, students will attain fluency in the second language.They will be connected by technology and ethos.In contrast to the public school system, which faces unrelenting fiscal pressures, the not for profit school will be based on supply and demand. TUA believes that form affects function, and that constructing a school from scratch will allow them to embrace technology and collaboration in a completely new way.

Chris Spence is working to make this vision a reality, and provide an inspired platform to the community of Toronto. The opening of this school is going to be one of the most remarkable achievements in Chris’s career and in the history of public education. An achievement that won’t only pave the path for change in this city, this province, and this country, but the entire world!

Chris Spence Release New Book towards School Going Youngsters and Teenagers

About Chris Spence New Book: Dreamers – The Skin He's In, Racism, Sport, and Educational Leadership

Christopher M. Spence latest work is a new book aimed towards school going youngsters and teenagers. The book is named, “Dreamers - The Skin He's In, Racism, Sport, and Educational Leadership”, which offers a refreshing yet insightful perspective into life of a minority and their dreams. The name of the book itself suggests the kind of issues that are covered within. 

What makes this book a must read is not because the book discusses minorities being victims of racism in our society, how it impacts their goal in life, and all the problems they bravely overcome, but it’s because of the author who has written it. 

Chris Spence was born in 1962 England. By growing up in that particular era,he is not a stranger to the issues covered in this book. As a former football player who performed as the running back for B.C. Lions in 1980's, Chris’s journey from being an alienated child in school to becoming a professional football player has not been an easy one.Having always been the target of bullies and general racism, Christopher M. Spence brings this book to life, which bears real life experiences.

Quoting Martin Luther King Jr. who penned these words in Chaos or Community,“We are now faced with the fact that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now.”

“Dreamers - The Skin He's In, Racism, Sport, and Educational Leadership”is expected to further deepen the conversation, research, and, lastly, the investment in the subject of Black male academic performance and social-emotional development that contributes to enduring change. Only when the people are aware of the emotionally treacherous journey these children have to go through from the moment they are introduced into the community, they can understand the weight of such actions. Underneath the color of the skin,we all are sons, daughters, husbands, wives, fathers and mothers. We all want the same things in life, and that is to progress. This is the journey of every human being, it should be full of love and acceptance and not hate and prejudice.

The challenge of reaching out to, as well as educating and developing Black males and females,areboth daunting and crucial tasks. Educational institutions must acknowledge and address these challenges and be prepared to explore other ways of looking at this world. Ways such asteaching and learning new styles and forming instructional relationships that aid minorities in progressing. Similarly, educators must also understand that going through such problemsas a child is complex and solving these issues is just as complex for the educators.