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Originally Posted by woob
It's always hilarious to me that people essentially think teachers need to get bent when it comes to raises and salaries, and yet we talk about many societal issues which often can be attributed to poor or lackluster education. Yes, there are other factors that contribute to education quality (class sizes, policy, schools) but teachers are the ones "delivering the product."
These are the people who educate our children and have to deal with the ####show of education policy and class sizes in this province. The fact that we always try and nickle and dime them on salary must be such a demoralizing experience.
And then we have Cliff yammering on about education loss during a pandemic, like that decision solely rests on the shoulders of the teachers or something (I'm sure he doesn't fully think that, but still). I can compartmentalize the fact that having that education gap may have not been the best decision, while also wanting teachers to be well paid and fully supported.
It's just so typical of this province.
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Sure, but is there a middle ground here? No one is saying that the teachers are terrible and that this is all on them, so take what you get. The argument is that having them strike and close schools has a negative impact on the students, as evidenced by Covid.
And yeah, salary negotiations can suck. It's not fun and it's also part of the deal for most employees in some capacity.