I don’t get the “frantic parents”
What were these people doing all summer?
Leaving them home alone?
Even if they had something lined up all summer, do they live with their heads in the clouds? They didn’t see this coming.
Dumb parents.

Yeah, most likely educated in the public school system. Just think how dumb the next generation will be. Going to school 50% less then their parents did.

I thought it was explained in the article. The reason they are frantic is because there are not enough daycare spaces to meet the demand.

Many of the daycare services being provided were opened just recently due to the uncertainty of whether the school year was going to start on time. Parents couldn’t register their kids over the summer because many of the programs were not available at the time.

Thanks JB, oh how people jump to conclusions.

But what were they doing all summer?
If they had daycare already then why not just continue?
Did they take all summer off?
If the kids were home alone all summer then why not now?
I just don’t see the difference in child care needs between the summer and now!

40,000 of them took the summer.
did you hit your head this morning Papermaker? don’t seem quite yourself.

Paper: “If they had daycare already then why not just continue? ”

Most daycares and summer camps were only scheduled to run in the summer months. Some continued into the school year, but most didn’t. Because of the current situation, programs are starting on an ad hoc basis and filling up fast.

Maverick I am curious to hear your solution for class composition?

Special needs, those not yet classified, trouble makers, those that come to school hungry, those with disabilities, those who’s parents just don’t give a shot, those who just had a family member die, those that excell. Hey that’s just one class.

Also because of lack of funding most decorations are funded by the teachers. Some teachers even have snacks in their desks for the hungry.

Your turn!

That is very wonderful of you seamut to think of others.
I would think you could reach out to other avenues within the school board if you are finding neglect by parents?

-Have you spoke to the parents, could be they are unaware. Maybe Johnny is throwing his lunch or snacks away from peer pressure of other students?
-Last I heard the government was still funding social service intervention.
-School counseling for grief? Just to name a few.
No easy answers. Not everyone one is born with common sense or family values unfortunately.
It is kindness and understanding from people such as yourself that contributes to the possibilities of instilling values in others less fortunate.

“Special needs, those not yet classified, trouble makers, those that come to school hungry, those with disabilities, those who’s parents just don’t give a shot, those who just had a family member die, those that excell. Hey that’s just one class”

Yup all very real problems that will be helped by giving the teachers double what the other public unions settled for… Oh wait…

Speaking of children, its sure nice to see the internet lit up with pictures and memes poking at Christy Clark for her looks, what school her kid goes to, etc. There is even a fake tweet going around where she is shown joking about getting her kid ready for school. This points out the childish mentality of the BCTF supporters in a glaringly bright light. Of course, it also shows an incredibly low IQ for the many that actually believe that tweet was real. My gawd, they walk among us. No wonder they are having trouble grasping the realities of the financial implications of their demands.

I may have taken that out on context interceptor, that that wasn’t sarcasm was it?

The response I expected, nothing just intellectual vacuums.

They also want people to donate their 40 bucks a day to the BCTF strike fund via paypal.

I had those in some of my classes growing up Seamut and they never affected my education. What affected my education were all the teachers that just didn’t care about their jobs or the kids. The things I went through and the things I witnessed other kids go through at the hands of teachers, I wouldn’t wish on anyone and the sad part is I still see the same things today.

So moose what is your solution?

There needs to be a system in place that no longer protects the bad teachers. But I am almost positive the union will do nothing that causes a member to lose their job.

For example, in grade 8 our French teacher decided he would no longer teach certain classmates because he was “tired of teaching people who will never learn no matter how much they try”. We all stood together and he locked us all out of the class. The school suspended him and not two days later he was back. The union fought and won for unfair suspension. The union had basically said for a teacher to take such drastic action, it must have been deserving.