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I support teachers, they have a very difficult job to do, and most do it well. I can no longer support their negotiation techniques, however. The STF claims they represent students. This is an outright lie. The STF represents teachers only.
In our democracy, the province represents taxpayers and the school boards represent students. Both are duly elected and face consequences for not doing what the people they represent want.
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Teachers, however, do not, Saskatchewan students ranked among the lowest in standardized grades. Please tell me what teachers faced any consequences for the poor result. None.
In their attempt to take the decision-making powers away from elected officials, they are trying to control everything that happens in a school. Our children and taxpaying parents are continuing to bear the brunt of these demands.
Our children have not had the benefit of a complete unencumbered school year for four years now with no end in sight. Class complexity is an issue, no doubt; however, the province and the school boards are the right people to address this with input from teachers who work on the front lines every day.
The biggest challenge I see is trying to teach a grade while some students are operating at lower grade levels in multiple disciplines. I believe our standard of passing every student without the skills to succeed must end.
I know many families who are now considering home schooling to provide some normalcy to their children’s educational experience. Is this what the STF and teachers want? It is certainly not what I want.
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Mike Dupuis, Saskatoon
Damn that extra three cents on gas
That damned Trudeau carbon tax! The price of a litre of gas has gone up more than 30 cents in the last month, but what really hurts is that extra three cents Trudeau jammed down my throat. It doesn’t help that I get it all back because I just spend it anyway.
I can’t even imagine how good my life would be if that extra three cents had never happened. With every fill I could get a Tim Hortons coffee, which is what I spend my rebate on, but it would taste so much better.
John Sproule, Saskatoon
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