Let kids be kids. Kids don't need to be told who they are based on a parents hunch. Kids need to figure out who they are. Kids shouldn't make adult decisions.
@demetriosnAB Nothing has changed since this tweet. They are still asking for EAs and Behavior Support Workers. They still want a cap put on the size of classrooms. The teachers have been clear but the UCP is ignoring them. Public funding should not go to private schools.
for because in my opinion Indigenous history should be taught by Indigenous people. Reading comments on here makes me wonder how many white people actually know the history of Indigenous people.🤔 What is an Indian agent and what did they do?
I am a college student. In my first term last year, I had to take Indigenous Studies. Learning about the history of Indigenous peoples through an Indigenous lens was more informative than learning it through the white man's lens. My instructor was Indigenous which I'm grateful
@Rebecca_Grace16@goosewatch47@ABDanielleSmith Could you handle 35 elementary students? Teach them the curriculum plus teach one of the students how to speak English plus handling an autistic student having a meltdown as a student runs out of the class because they didn't want to do their work. You have zero support.
I am a practicum student at an elementary school. Nate and Danielle should go and sit in a classroom. One teacher has 30 students and is trying to teach the curriculum plus teach a student English plus handle the autistic student(s) having a meltdown. #IStandWithABTeachers
“I am disappointed that Alberta’s teachers have voted to reject the tentative agreement for a new four-year central agreement.
“This is the second time teachers have rejected a potential settlement that provided what their union said teachers wanted in response to growing classroom complexities.
“The ATA’s rejected deal would have provided tremendous investments in classroom supports to help alleviate population growth and classroom complexity pressures with the hiring of 3,000 new teachers and over 1,500 new educational assistants in public, separate and Francophone classrooms. This would have been in addition to the hiring required to replace retiring and departing teachers.
“The deal also would have provided a general wage increase of 12 per cent over the four-year term, as well as a wage grid unification which would have provided more than 95 per cent of teachers even larger wage increases up to 17 per cent. These adjustments would have resulted in greater salary increases for newer teachers to help address recruitment and retention issues. Increases in northern incentives and substitute teacher pay would also have been secured through the new deal. Alberta teachers would have been receiving the highest pay in western Canada after taxes.
“With over 50,000 new students added to our education system in the last 2 years, these investments were needed now more than ever.
“It is now up to the union to determine its next steps.
“With two failed ratification votes, I am left questioning whether the union fully understands what their members are seeking. If teachers did not want this deal, then why was it proposed by the ATA it in the first place?
“I encourage the ATA’s leadership to take time to meet with their members and gain clarity on what teachers are seeking out of a deal. Students and families deserve stability.
“In the meantime, the government will continue putting Alberta’s students first. In the coming days we will announce the supports available to parents and students in the event of a strike.
“Alberta’s government is committed to reaching a fair deal for our teachers so we can keep our kids in school.”
#WATCH: Liberal MP Ruby Sahota says it's time for gun owners to hand in their prohibited, assault style weapons and get them out of the community.
Tell me again how responsible gun owners are driving up gun crimes? This makes absolutely no sense.
BREAKING: Liberals vote against a Conservative motion to keep violent repeat offenders behind bars.
The government had a choice - stand with victims or side with repeat violent offenders.
They chose offenders.
@NateHornerAB Teachers should not be paying out of pocket to buy what their students need in the classroom. A principal and an Assistant principal should not be talking about what to sacrifice just to make sure they have money for the school year. EAs should be in every classroom but no money.