Comment: Think of teachers as another school year starts

A commentrary by Ilda Turcotte, the president of the Greater Victoria Teachers’ Association, and Carolyn Howe, the GVTA’s local representative to the B.C. Teachers’ Federation. If you know a teacher, you may have enjoyed some of their tales of August’s back-to-school nightmares.

But this is not a normal time for schools, and this year they don’t feel like the normal jitters. It has been a tough few years. If we want to wear masks that offer the best protection against infection, we must provide them ourselves. The Education Ministry says $166.5 million has been spent in B.C. schools upgrading ventilation systems.

Last school year in the Victoria District there were more than 900 instances of teachers away without an available teacher-on-call to replace them. The number is much higher for EAs. Meanwhile, we are all feeling the pinch of skyrocketing inflation impacting the cost of living. That’s stress most Canadians can relate to.

All of this makes an already challenging job sometimes feel impossible. But teachers are problem solvers and we know that there are solutions out there.

Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)

Newly BC certified teacher here – I waited over 12 years to move my certification from Ontario to BC in part because I stumbled upon a lucrative self-employment opportunity. I'm available for hire, but $30k/year and poor worker protections won't cut it.

When’s their first Pro-D day?

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