Here we go. Dustin Duncan for the 2nd time in a week. We shall see how he's received at #stfcouncil. Just as an aside, I'm expecting a canned speech and not much else.
Introducing the minister. Has been in politics since he was 26 years old. Introduction finished. Smattering of applause... I didn't clap.
Starting off with the govt's investments in education. EAs, capital investments, etc.
Talking about online learning. Uses pandemic to rationalize creation of the centralized system. Said it will allow students equal access to courses online. No funding model or learning platform in place yet. Will figure out in months and years to come. So long?!
Talking about mental health supports for newcomers. I teach EAL and haven't heard about this program from anyone but the minister so far. Would love to know more.
Roughriders x 2. Check. ✅
New this week, a dig at the Roughriders performance on the field. Hoping the mental health initiative with the riders is better.
Assures teachers they know we have more students than expected. Promises they are looking into this. Maybe stop looking and do something about it. This is not a new problem.
Says he looks forward to hearing about teachers' discussions regarding bargaining. I'm not sure he does. 🤷🏼♀️
The Minister is finished. We got the abbreviated version today. Smattering again. @STFPresident up now. Comments that we need funding to meet challenges of teachers in the classroom. Biggest applause of the day... Apparently teachers can really clap when they want to.
That's all I've got. Lunch time. Needless to say, teachers aren't happy and the speech wasn't well received. Less talk and more action is needed by this govt to support education in this province.
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