Vancouver Sun Dear Sir: Re: Horgan vows end to portable classes in Surrey About replacing those portables in Surrey with brick-and mortar schools: Aren’t there other alternatives? The cost for these permanent structures is astronomical! The model adopted by Nevada is worth examining. Their circumstances are similar to Surrey’s —… Read more
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Major Shift Needed — From Producer Demands to Needs of Consumer and Public Interest
Below, are two comments I recently published which anticipate the BIG SHIFT in BC's education scenario — announced today (June25 8:00 am — Lone negotiator to lead revised teacher talks). For a quick read of expected directions foreseen, see *** in the bolded sections below. June 14, 2013, comment, Tunya Audain to Vancouver Sun… Read more
Where Is Quebec’s Totalitarianism Coming From?
Is this a true formula — socialism equals totalitarianism? Quebec, is increasingly becoming more totalitarian. Children are to go to government subsidized day-care to be "socialized", even as research shows poor results from these day-care programs. Homeschooling parents are discouraged and steered into public schools. Ethics and Religious Culture courses… Read more
Union/Government Sweetheart Deals Hurt
Sweetheart Government/Union Deals are Costly to the Poor Taxpayer The new Premier of British Columbia (Canada) has just announced a new Cabinet and some restructuring of responsibilities in government. Christy Clark, Premier, has reduced Cabinet from 23 to 18 Ministers. Hopefully, that means LESS government, and LESS government spending…. Read more
BC Teacher Union and the Rest of Them
The BC College of Teachers (BCCT), in place for 2 decades and designed to oversee the public interest in education is seen, by many in BC, as effectively being undermined by the union representing government (public) school teachers, the BCTF (BC Teachers’ Federation). The membership of the BCCT is comprised… Read more