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7- Friday, Jane 14, 1985 - North Shore News

Teachers isolated by government

Open Letter to Hon. Jack
Davis

M.L.A., North Vancouver
Seymour

Dear Editor:

I was very pleased to read
your letter to the North
Shore News (May 12). lt is
indeed rewarding to have
recognition from a_ public
representative of the role
and the importance played

by the teaching profession in
our society. I have a con-
cern, however, If, in fact, it
is teachers who decide quali-
ty, then why is it that as a
Profession we have never
been permitted to make any
decisions which have in-
fluenced that quality?

In the past three years,
teachers, as a professional
organization, have been ex-
cluded from decisions affec-
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such as:

1. Curriculum - A Con-
sumer Edueation course was
implemented without wide
discussion with teachers.

2. Assessment - Grade 12
Exams were implemented
without any official prior
consultation with teaching
organizations.

3. School Act:- The ‘Let's
Talk About Schools’? com-
mittee was structured, and a
mandate decided, without
proper representation of the
teaching body.

Mo owould seem thai if
teachers are the determinants
of quality in education, then
any government would be

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they would appear to be the
most qualified to give it.
Unfortunately in B.C.,
we, as teachers, have been
isolated by the government.
As an organization, we have

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our problems in education.
Andrew J. Krawezyk
President

North Vancouver

Teachers’ Association

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