Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce announces the government is backing away from its controversial class size and mandatory e-learning policies, in an effort to restart talks with teachers’ unions.
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The problem with Ontario government is that their leader is illiterate he doesn’t know everything about study marijuana smoker
You having a stroke?
What happened to putting Canadians first? Ford supporters love to shout out Canada first. Yet pull support from Canadians any chance they get.
Whenever I hear anyone say Canada first I hear Canada alone.
Best education I ever got was when I quit the education system. This is pathetic.
doubt
@xxtoronto xo I take it as a compliment to be called uneducated by commentators on this channel.
Education is now “programming”
@C Mac that’s not new, it’s just like TV programming
@C Mac Conspiracy theories are fun.
E-learning should be tried, could be the future.
Kids will be happy. Learning to play video games all day.
@Guy Souriandt It’s possible. However, it’s also possible that it could provide many advantages at a fraction of the cost and improve education in ways that schools could not replicate.
It may even be superior if done right. There would probably be higher retention of knowledge because of the flexibility that a normal school year can’t provide. Removes the anxiety of failure during testing, if you do poorly you can go back, study and re-take the test til you prove you have retained the material being taught. It would be a better system for the individual student, preventing some from being left behind and giving the opportunity for others to excel at their own pace.
There’s a lot of other obvious benefits that comes along with technology and programming. It may also present a benefit to the kids themselvs and produce more independent youth. No one holds your hand in real life and there’s alot of coddling going on in our education system.
It’s worth trying anyways, our system is becoming out of date and becoming a relic of times without superior techology.
There’s too much coddling going on in our education system but also the proposed benefits of the new system you endorse includes further coddling by reducing anxiety. You know what else reduces anxiety having a real physical teacher help you understand topics in ways that aren’t hard coded because everyone has a different way they learn.
Also all the E-Learning companies are foreign based so that money is given to another country. I’d rather pay Canadians to teach Canadians.
The education system is awful and teachers are lazy and overpaid.
@B Overworked? hahah I nearly fell out of my seat, they rarely even have to get out of their chair you don’t know the meaning of “overworked” example…single mother working three jobs trying to feed her family not teachers.
@Jamie Barnes yes, the education system, and it’s so-called “teachers”, are dumb.
@Guy Souriandt “conservative bots”
You mean anyone you disagree with?
@Moti Ragnarokum that’s really intelligent. 👌
@Moti Ragnarokum as a liberal shill I hope you see the irony
As much as I commend the government for doing the right thing as far as class sizes and e-learning, let’s also not lose sight of the fact that this concession was announced at a press conference, not from the bargaining table. Leece is a true politician, too scared to even face the unions in person before conceding. Well done teachers for holding this government accountable.
Firing every union teacher in Ontario would be the right thing.
Doug was already being too soft and now he’s even softer.
Kevan Latrace removing these completely USELESS teachers would be the right thing to do
@Joe Frazer Teachers provide a valuable and selfless public service. They deserve the compensation they get. How about we get rid of lazy politicians who are underqualified for their portfolios and are just in it for the money?? I’ll take the teachers any day.
If the teachers strike even one day now, FIRE THEM ALL AND DISBAND THEIR UNION
So break laws is your answer.
@B Introduce Right to Work legislation including the public sector.
Then refuse to negotiate with the union and hire replacements.
@B greedy teachers do not care about kids
The low number of classes is due to the fact that many uneducated peapole in e- learning are the future because knowledge is getting to everyone! Just an example of what peapole would know about coronavirus today if were taught only at school classes?
Now will teachers take the 1%? The Union all along has been saying this was all for the kids…well the class sizes and e-courses are off the table now.
1% is weak. Walmart gives 1% every year without fighting for it.
Blackbear1986 Walmart makes billions…..teachers cost billions
It’s all about the kids so of course the teacher’s union will be satisfied.
Wong Jefx, they shouldn’t be getting a raise at all!
Ford lost his nerve
Police received 11.5% pay raise.
Yeah but that’s justified because “reasons”
That’s municipal not Provincial
Stay on topic
Ultimatums don’t work. Get back to the table yourself and work out a deal that works for everybody. You were elected to lead not rule.
Compromise, teachers google it.
Ford it terrible.
That Ford Govt is terrible. Taking out on kids
Teachers are extortion experts
Doing a better job than Justin Trudeau.
Rabbi ford? Search oy vey movie trailer on youtube.
Now we see if its about the kids, or is it the 2%?
I don’t blame the teachers. Their union are extortion experts and don’t care about anyone but themselves
Liberal education is garbage.
I support resource teachers and/or special education teachers with knowledge American sign language (ASL). There’s no way that students with low functioning learning online course.