Yes. I am a BC Teacher. You likely have heard about us in the news recently.
My take on things:
The BCTF pushes their propaganda.
The Gub’ment pushes their propaganda.
The media sensationalizes whatever increases readership, because readership sells advertisements.
Somewhere out there is truth, but neither you nor I am really privy to all of it.
My questions though:
If the Government is deemed allowed to rip up the Teacher’s contract (currently in their third appeal), could they not, then, set a precedent to be allowed to rip up any contract?
If we allow the Government to over-rule court rulings (E80), could they not, then, set a precedent to be allowed to overrule any court rulings?
In the mean-time:
I am purposing to remain positive through all this, and not get emotionally dragged down by all of what is going on. I must admit, however, that my enthusiasm and passion for the teaching career is slowly being beaten out of me, year after year after year.
What I do in my classroom is all that is important to me. The rest of it is “just a job.”