It is so obvious to the public that the government doesn't have the interests of the children, parents or teachers as their core value.
Our government actually wants the public to believe that they're going to give students better options by trying to make it look like the teachers aren't already doing their jobs.
This is just another case of the people at the top of levels of government having absolutely no empathy for the average person.
Do you think that we have money to pay for extra tutoring, materials, field trips, sports, etc? No, we don't.
We can barely pay our bills and feed, clothe and house our children. Now you are taking away their best chance at an education.
The children who become lost in the system will not be able to continue with post secondary education and will be so disillusioned by their circumstances that they may end up with low income jobs or be on welfare or become part of the criminal element.
Our government would be much farther ahead to invest in our children now and give them excellent opportunities for learning and becoming contributing members of the community.
It seems like the only way the government bosses want to negotiate a contract is not by bargaining honestly and with proper intent but by bullying their way into completely disregarding the contract between two parties and forcing change on the public and the teachers.
It really doesn't matter how many facts we the public, present to you, the elected government because we obviously don't live in a democracy where we have a voice.
I feel that if I say nothing I'm doing a disservice to myself and the teachers although I feel defeated even before I have my say.
I also notice that the bcedplan.ca website is not really set up for people to voice their concerns or opinions (which is how it's presented in the TV commercials), but is obviously being controlled so that the government posts the questions they want answered rather than having a free forum for the public to voice their opinion.
They obviously don't want us to communicate with each other in case they actually have to listen to what we're saying and respect our opinions.
Deanna Szederkenyi
