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Kassidy · 10-07-2005, 01:04 PM

BradM, you don't even have children so what the hell are you talking about? I have 2 kids home from school this week, and sure, it's an inconvenience to me but I don't treat school like free daycare like many parents do.

Teachers in BC have not had pay raises in keeping with the cost of living, but that's not the only issue. Class sizes are getting bigger and bigger every year and access to special needs assistance is decreasing.

What does that mean for the children in public school? (because you don't have children I'll spell it out for you...)

My son is in a Grade 5/6 split class with one teacher and 31 kids. His teacher is teaching curriculum to two different grades at the same time while dealing with kids kids with behaviour problems disrupting the whole mix. There is VERY little access to learning assistance for the kids who need extra help due to learning disabilities so he has to take time away from the class as a whole to give the one-on-one help himself.

Larger class sizes and no classroom assistants to deal with learning and behaviour problems means less and less time and attention for each child which means a poorer education with every cut back.

Forcing teachers back to work with the threat of violence or legal action does nothing but cultivate bitterness and malcontent. Plus, it discourages wonderful, brilliant, creative people from becoming teachers in the first place. Who would go to university for 5 years to be treated like glorified daycare workers? The future of the teaching workforce is pretty sad and bleak for children when the only people becoming teachers will be the ones who are too stupid to get into any other university program and end up there by default.

10-07-2005, 01:04 PM
Kassidy Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Vancouverish... ICQ# 111432084 Posts: 1,219	BradM, you don't even have children so what the hell are you talking about? I have 2 kids home from school this week, and sure, it's an inconvenience to me but I don't treat school like free daycare like many parents do. Teachers in BC have not had pay raises in keeping with the cost of living, but that's not the only issue. Class sizes are getting bigger and bigger every year and access to special needs assistance is decreasing. What does that mean for the children in public school? (because you don't have children I'll spell it out for you...) My son is in a Grade 5/6 split class with one teacher and 31 kids. His teacher is teaching curriculum to two different grades at the same time while dealing with kids kids with behaviour problems disrupting the whole mix. There is VERY little access to learning assistance for the kids who need extra help due to learning disabilities so he has to take time away from the class as a whole to give the one-on-one help himself. Larger class sizes and no classroom assistants to deal with learning and behaviour problems means less and less time and attention for each child which means a poorer education with every cut back. Forcing teachers back to work with the threat of violence or legal action does nothing but cultivate bitterness and malcontent. Plus, it discourages wonderful, brilliant, creative people from becoming teachers in the first place. Who would go to university for 5 years to be treated like glorified daycare workers? The future of the teaching workforce is pretty sad and bleak for children when the only people becoming teachers will be the ones who are too stupid to get into any other university program and end up there by default. __________________ The ORIGINAL micro niche program- All Original and exclusive content. Paying 60% recurring through CCBill, FHG, free content & gallery templates Well researched niches with on-target content. SUBSTANCE SELLS!