In regards to the current job-action undertaken by public school teachers across B.C., students are learning, teachers are evaluating, grades are being assessed and communicated to students.
The public should know that the government is not negotiating in good faith with teachers and is looking to strip us of many of the safeguards that protect the quality of education in the classroom.
Teachers do not have adequate prep-time to mark and plan their lessons; class sizes are inhibiting individual instruction; schools lack basic resources for textbooks and technology upgrades — although the Ministry of Education likes to extol the virtues of iPads for every student, we cannot afford even a basic video editing program at our high school.
As for special needs, library services, field trips, sports facilities, music and arts programs? Pass the iPad, they will all have to be virtual in the brave new world of the Liberals’ 21st century public education system.
Our school apparently cannot allocate enough funds to employ a daytime custodian. Is there an app for that?
And there’s the rub, schools are expensive to run, teachers are costly to pay, why not do away with both of them?
Your child’s “Teacher App” will have them on task and motivated to learn safe in the comfort of their own homes and never once searching YouTube or chatting on Facebook or inviting their friends over for some much-needed socialization.
Parents who doubt the wisdom of this “streamlined 21st century approach” should contact their MLA and urge them to help end this job action by instructing the BCPSEA to bargain a fair and equitable contract with teachers that ensures the quality of public education in our province.
Any parent who requires a detailed report is encouraged to call or e-mail their child’s teacher directly.
Doug Campbell
Teacher, SD 69 Parksville/Qualicum
Parksville
