The Union representing the province’s teachers thinks the report on the adminstration of education misses the mark.
Nova Scotia Teachers Union President Liette Doucet is not impressed with Dr. Avis Glaze’s suggestion to form a teachers college.
She says British Columbia is disbanding their college because it wasn’t working.
Doucet says many of the issues in the “Raise the Bar” report are already being addressed.
“She was looking at a college of teachers so that teachers would have a voice. Teachers do have a voice right now, through their union. The other thing that she mentioned was that teachers need to have a probationary period. We have that right now.”
“What this report lays out is essentially the same failed experiment the current government tried with healthcare,” says @lsdoucet. “All it does is create a larger centralized bureaucracy while bringing division to our schools.” #nspoli https://t.co/fyyZhO7Vxh
— NS Teachers Union (@NSTeachersUnion) January 23, 2018
Doucet does agree that principals should be freed up to focus on being the educational leaders in their schools.
She says over the years, school administrators have had too many responsibilities piled on them making it difficult to educate students.
However, Glaze’s suggestion to remove principals and vice-principals from the teachers union doesn’t sit well with Doucet.
“We’re worried about the relationship between administrators and teachers. Right now it’s very collegial. Teachers work together with administrators. They try to work out problems and we’re worried about how that would play out.”
Doucet says the union will be reviewing the report carefully as they wait to hear the response from government.
“All but 2 provinces have teachers and principals in the same union. Our current collegial model places emphasis on conflict resolution and healthy staff relations, this creates a positive work environment that benefits teachers & their students.” https://t.co/fyyZhNQkFJ #nspoli
— NS Teachers Union (@NSTeachersUnion) January 23, 2018
