The viewpoint of teachers not working enough to deserve more money is fine as an opinion but it does not solve the dynamic set of issues that plagues education in Alberta and the rest of Canada. A dramatic increase in teacher pay actually does.
Firstly, there is a teacher shortage in Canada due to demographics and it becoming a less desirable profession. 15 years ago, that didn't effect Alberta because we paid more than other provinces. Now, we pay less, have a lower number of teacher college graduates, have a hostile government and work conditions compared to other provinces are abysmal.
We are absolutely and without question at the beginning stages of a teacher shortage in Alberta. How bad could it get? Quebec has 30 000 unlicensed teachers in classrooms.
The faucet of out of province teachers coming into Alberta has been shut off and is now working in reverse. A 12% raise isn't going to change that.
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