Things seem to be getting a little complicated for Canada these days. There had been a strike in Vancouver same time last year<\/a> that was only resolved after negotiations with the provincial government of British Columbia. But it gets worse when you head over to Ontario, which has one of the biggest debts in North America.<\/p>\n
In an effort to reduce this debt, the new premier Kathleen Wynne has been implementing new measures that not a lot of people would agree with<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Current Situation for Ontario Teachers<\/strong><\/p>\n
Image via Northernlife.ca<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
Multiple cities in Ontario have been participating in the negotiations, including Sudbury<\/a>, Peel<\/a>, and Durham<\/a>. The Rainbow District School Board has had talks with the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF)<\/a> in the hopes to reach some arrangement.<\/p>\n
There are teachers who are even taking measures like bumping failing students with grades as low as a 40 percent average to passing, according to a BC school district memo<\/a>, which is rather questionable. But with the current socio-economic climate made rough due to these measures, they have been left with little to no other choice.<\/p>\n
What Students and Parents Can Do<\/strong><\/p>\n
There are a lot more things that you can do in order to spend your summer productively. While the teachers fight for their own livelihood, the least you can do is to make their lives easier by building upon what they have planted in school.<\/p>\n
If you’re looking to get help with Math\u00a0during the summer break, you can also check out some of our free lessons and guides for Math 9<\/a>, Math 10<\/a>, Math 11<\/a> and Math 12<\/a> here at StudyPug.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"