tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6573500847704693761.post7700209451405271951..comments2023-07-14T03:26:19.215-07:00Comments on The Iceman: BC Teachers And Students UNITE!The_Icemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16887740772649135851noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6573500847704693761.post-55456571999491113102012-03-04T17:42:05.130-08:002012-03-04T17:42:05.130-08:00BCTF Naaaa how bout' BCWTF
Cheers BubbaBCTF Naaaa how bout' BCWTF<br />Cheers BubbaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6573500847704693761.post-58217168294889279452012-03-04T11:22:48.748-08:002012-03-04T11:22:48.748-08:00Tired, so very tired of this nonsense. The Liberal...Tired, so very tired of this nonsense. The Liberals will cave, give them a raise by another name (everybody gets a bump in grade or some such)and teachers union wins.<br />I saw a stat, something like 96% of education money goes to salaries. No wonder teachers complain about schools run down, lack of equipment etc.<br />My kids go to private school so they do not have to listen to all the lefty dreck being regurgitated by the union stooges. Also, no striking.Jaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6573500847704693761.post-80841702436834578082012-03-03T21:26:42.113-08:002012-03-03T21:26:42.113-08:00Someone should let the students know that they wil...Someone should let the students know that they will be paying for these wage increased in years to come -- worse, the whole thing significantly ups pension costs. This is how cities/provinces/states go bankrupt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6573500847704693761.post-80152712081211611232012-03-03T21:16:54.262-08:002012-03-03T21:16:54.262-08:00I had a lot of great teachers in the BC school sys...I had a lot of great teachers in the BC school system growing up, and my dad was a teacher. That said, as a group they're completely out to lunch.<br /><br />A teacher at my father's former school regularly fell asleep in front of the class at her desk. Despite complaints, nothing could be done, and the school feared a lawsuit if they disciplined her. <br /><br />Another teacher regularly drank at school. Again, nothing could be done. I've heard first-hand stories about teachers stealing funds from the school, showing up late, engaging with inappropriate (though not sexual) relationships with kids, not teaching the curriculum, etc, etc. One of the teachers at my father's school showed up for photo day (and, presumably work) wearing a t-shirt that said *fcuk* on it. He hadn't shaved in a week, and looked like someone you'd avoid in a dark parking lot. The janitor, bless him, wore a pressed shirt.<br /><br />One of my teachers in highschool in the 90's confessed to me that "my classes go to sh*t during basketball season...I'm not here to teach...I'm here to coach basketball." For 70,000 a year. <br /><br />Another teacher I know that is nearing retirement age got a note from her doctor saying she is 'stressed' and so qualifies for medical leave. "Those bastards are going to pay me out for every sick day I've got" she recently announced. She golfs every day she can, so severe is her medical condition.<br /><br />I spoke to a principal that works in the largest school district in the Province, and he told me that the average (the AVERAGE!) teacher in Surrey takes 11 paid sick days a year. The school year is less than 200 days. Do the math. He also told me that if they could get sick days down to just 9 per year they wouldn't have to cut a single program.<br /><br />Here's a fun game: ask any waitress what they think about teachers.<br /><br />If Christy Clark fired every teacher in the Province tomorrow they could be replaced in 18 months. That's just the reality. As a group, they're not in possession of a particularly rare set of qualifications. <br /><br />Despite my ranting, there are a lot of good teachers out there, but there needs to be drastic, fundamental change in our education system. Merit pay schemes won't ever work, and are too easy to abuse. I had professors at university that everyone loved because they handed out B+ no matter what you turned in, while the real scholars that made you bust your ass were loathed.<br /><br />I'd love to see teachers, and all other civil servants have their salaries tied to the provincial economy, like the rest of us do. Come up with a formula. Economy's roaring? You get a raise. In the tank, you get a cut. Boy would you see fundamental changes in education happen then.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6573500847704693761.post-46965973603419770902012-03-03T21:11:39.218-08:002012-03-03T21:11:39.218-08:00yeah I wish the students would not fall for the t...yeah I wish the students would not fall for the teachers trap. funny how the teachers are the only ones that don't ever get contract settle ments. after arbratrations since 1995. all the other unions were solved and had contracts. but noooo not the teachers. sounds to me they want more money. I wish I made 40,000 dollars a year after my first couple of years of teaching.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com