Many more students will be in the rentrée
Public schools start classes Wednesday, and a lot of students will be going to class in new or enlarged school buildings. The increase in immigration also means more classes d’accueil in the Montreal area.
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Kate
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walkerp 10:13 on 2019-08-28 Permalink
Just had our kid’s first day of school today and the big message was that they are short of teachers and service de garde staff. Good work, racists!
Kate 13:28 on 2019-08-28 Permalink
walkerp, is it your impression that the school board will be unwilling to hire people wearing religious signifiers even for the service de garde, where it shouldn’t technically be a disqualifier?
Mark Côté 14:01 on 2019-08-28 Permalink
EMSB schools actually start after Labour Day this year, for some reason.
Mark Côté 14:03 on 2019-08-28 Permalink
Also a shortage of French teachers has been going on for a while now (this in no way should be taken as a support for Bill 21).
walkerp 14:24 on 2019-08-28 Permalink
I am making a bit of a logical leap, but when you see the obvious demand while a government policy is telling the people who could supply it that they are not wanted, it isn’t hard to draw conclusions. Service de garde may be hiring, but if you wanted to wear a headscarf, don’t you think you would be seriously looking outside of Quebec for work at this point?
Chris 16:48 on 2019-08-28 Permalink
walkerp, in fact, you are making a massive leap. Have any evidence? Those that are now (regrettably) unhirable are a small fraction of the population, likely a small fraction of job applicants, and thus a small reason for any current shortage. It’s just honest math.
Uatu 21:12 on 2019-08-28 Permalink
Saw a story about this on the news and it has a lot to do with teachers leaving the profession. And I don’t blame them. Teaching is a crummy job. Unpaid hours (lesson planning/grading at home), dealing with problem students and their problematic parents, controlling a class, dealing with administrators, school board, the ministry etc. and on top of that cynically derided of choosing the profession because you were a failure at your 1st choice (…”those who can’t, teach”). Something has to change (more pay, flexible hours) or no one will stay in teaching for long. And Bill 21 just makes the field of candidates even smaller…