Despite Alberta teachers rejecting a settlement from the government for the second time, the province is stepping in place of teachers after they vowed to strike.
Money is not the only issue. Class sizes and lack of support for handicapped or special needs children. Too many kids float through the system due to a lack of EAs and support for the teacher in the classroom to have time for all the students. Parents do not support the teachers and do not seem to be interested in working with the teachers until problems with behaviours or performance is out of control. It’s amazing how many people are envying the teachers their summers off, maybe they should have chosen a teaching profession.
I am not a union supporter but I do support the teachers in the classroom.
Well, when my kid, who is special needs, went to a designated school that serves that population, he got into a bit of trouble on a work experience. NO ONE FOLLOWED UP on his work experience & no one didn't know what was going on until we brought it to their attention. It was basically a "shoulder shrug" & that was it. We pulled him.
Money isn't the only issue. The teachers asked to discuss class size and conditions, but their request was turned down cold, dead stop, no. The nurses and other unions have life safety provisions in their contracts. The teachers need the same. This issue has not been openly discussed because the Province does not wish to include these issues in the contract. It needs to be opened up.
Teachers were complaining about class size since I was in high school in the 60's. Now they have immigrants that don't speak English and kids with autism that don't speak. But if I had an MEd and was making $110,000 a year with the summer off, I wouldn't be striking.
If you had been hit by a student and had no recourse, would you strike then? A student hit a Vice Principal, and she was knocked to the floor and suffered a concussion. Six months later, she finally got back to work. Is that not a good enough reason to have discussions around teacher safety? Or, is it only the fact that the ATA is close to the NDP? I definitely dislike that fact, but it is not a reason not to negotiate what is affecting the teachers' lives.
Class size has little to do with safety. IMO. I'd be worried more about a class of 15 with 10 thugs in it. Of course these days victims can be treated worse than offenders. And again...I grew up in an era where teens were disciplined by parents and teachers, and drug dealers/gangs were non existent. Times change.
Obviously Smith has a disconnect with the ATA. The teachers are not asking for higher wages, they need smaller class sizes. Bring in portables until you build the new schools.
The teachers are asking for secure spaces in which to teach. There are many students who don’t speak English or have parents who don’t take care of their children and think that it’s a teacher’s responsibility. They act up and the teacher cannot reprimand them.
Greedy unions and woke teachers bitch and whine like 2 year Olds I remember going to school and having to stand at the back of the class because the class was so big. We all survived
and what of the families whose kis are 13+?? they just get hung out to dry? it's bad enough that I can't even use the designated parking for me because of the busses...
The teachers I know are well paid but maybe they haven't had a raise in awhile. I really don't know what the issues are nor how to resolve them if no one is talking to each other. That seems to be happening to society in general, not just the teachers. Everyone is simply screaming at each other & no one has the ability to DISCUSS things anymore. It's a sad state of affairs. But some of the posters here are absolutely right: teachers have been complaining of class sizes for decades & it's still happening.
Perhaps Alberta should implement a voucher system whereby parents can decide to which school they prefer to send their children.
Money is not the only issue. Class sizes and lack of support for handicapped or special needs children. Too many kids float through the system due to a lack of EAs and support for the teacher in the classroom to have time for all the students. Parents do not support the teachers and do not seem to be interested in working with the teachers until problems with behaviours or performance is out of control. It’s amazing how many people are envying the teachers their summers off, maybe they should have chosen a teaching profession.
I am not a union supporter but I do support the teachers in the classroom.
Well, when my kid, who is special needs, went to a designated school that serves that population, he got into a bit of trouble on a work experience. NO ONE FOLLOWED UP on his work experience & no one didn't know what was going on until we brought it to their attention. It was basically a "shoulder shrug" & that was it. We pulled him.
Money isn't the only issue. The teachers asked to discuss class size and conditions, but their request was turned down cold, dead stop, no. The nurses and other unions have life safety provisions in their contracts. The teachers need the same. This issue has not been openly discussed because the Province does not wish to include these issues in the contract. It needs to be opened up.
Teachers were complaining about class size since I was in high school in the 60's. Now they have immigrants that don't speak English and kids with autism that don't speak. But if I had an MEd and was making $110,000 a year with the summer off, I wouldn't be striking.
If you had been hit by a student and had no recourse, would you strike then? A student hit a Vice Principal, and she was knocked to the floor and suffered a concussion. Six months later, she finally got back to work. Is that not a good enough reason to have discussions around teacher safety? Or, is it only the fact that the ATA is close to the NDP? I definitely dislike that fact, but it is not a reason not to negotiate what is affecting the teachers' lives.
Class size has little to do with safety. IMO. I'd be worried more about a class of 15 with 10 thugs in it. Of course these days victims can be treated worse than offenders. And again...I grew up in an era where teens were disciplined by parents and teachers, and drug dealers/gangs were non existent. Times change.
Obviously Smith has a disconnect with the ATA. The teachers are not asking for higher wages, they need smaller class sizes. Bring in portables until you build the new schools.
The teachers are asking for secure spaces in which to teach. There are many students who don’t speak English or have parents who don’t take care of their children and think that it’s a teacher’s responsibility. They act up and the teacher cannot reprimand them.
You can bring in portables. But there’s no teachers available. The infrastructure is on overload with all the immigrants coming in
Trudeau/Carney/Singhs controlled destruction of Education.
They've asked for smaller class sizes for 50 years. The class size in 65' was 30-35.
We had 2 grades in one classroom that teachers seemed to handle quite well. That was 60+ years ago.
What is the most effective way for an employer to save money?? Employees going on strike!
Greedy unions and woke teachers bitch and whine like 2 year Olds I remember going to school and having to stand at the back of the class because the class was so big. We all survived
Teachers unions are emulating the Union idiots in the USA. Pay the parents of the kids that the teachers are abandoning.
and what of the families whose kis are 13+?? they just get hung out to dry? it's bad enough that I can't even use the designated parking for me because of the busses...
The teachers I know are well paid but maybe they haven't had a raise in awhile. I really don't know what the issues are nor how to resolve them if no one is talking to each other. That seems to be happening to society in general, not just the teachers. Everyone is simply screaming at each other & no one has the ability to DISCUSS things anymore. It's a sad state of affairs. But some of the posters here are absolutely right: teachers have been complaining of class sizes for decades & it's still happening.
That would be my preference - to send my child to a school of MY choosing.