Let's just get to the real issue here. Teachers are the ambassadors and leaders to raise our future. When children have access to school, they become stronger individuals. This helps the ENTIRE community (and beyond)! With education comes a drop in poverty, abuse (substance and other), health issues, and crime! (YES, these things DO happen) Just a few examples of some studies..... With the release of novel to movie 'The Giver', it reminded me of what is all to apparent. It is happening to our society. With absolute power comes absolute corruption (even when the intentions are good). Politics are destroying our connectedness, our systems of policy. Our governance is a righteous mess. I am appalled at the direction we seem to be going. I already dislike Christy Clark for many reasons; her kids go to private school, she's spending mass amounts of tax dollars on international energy endeavours (our ecological system is priceless, Christy), not to mention her record with the BC Film & TV. She doesn’t feel strong enough in the system to enroll her kids, so why in the world would she feel invested to save it? I could ask her this of most of her political plots. Many public sectors are suffering because of the blatant corruption of power in our government. Vancouver has an elitist air about it, and because of this entitling fog, we have missed the crimes happening right under our noses. Our forests and waters are for sale, doomed to be destroyed. Our medical system is cracking at the seams and cannot last under the baby boom pressure, and our children are the ones who are inheriting this whole mess. When they are old enough, they will not be equipped to deal. I was that child who had to scrounge in the garbage for ‘hand-me-down’ produce. There were a lot of ‘candle game nights’ akin to power cut-offs, and too many days when mom wouldn’t take a meal so her children would have one. Our family received the local food basket donations, every family in the community knew who their givings were going to. I wear this badge with pride..and how? I was ALSO that child who was cared for by teachers, who out of their own pocket would bring me lunch, pay for my participation in camp/ski trips, bought me school supplies (my high school art teacher gave me an endless stream of photo film, paper, and watercolour paper...some of the most expensive in an artist's arsenal), and even blocked me from bullies. And, of course built my esteem and confidence. The strength and selflessness of teachers give children more in their arsenal to succeed into adulthood. Teachers love their students, and it is through love that we will save ourselves. (It takes a village <3) Ms. Yeoman, Mr. Dang, Ms. So, Mr. Minn, Mrs. Olsen, Mr. Ahola, Mr. Stoochinoff, Ms. Deminger, Mr. White, Mr. Tay, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Hay, Mr. Lord, and so many others I cannot remember names for... they shaped me. I am forever grateful to them for their wisdom, candor, honesty, time, and love. And so, I shout out to ALL those involved in the BC Teachers Strike...it is time to do the right thing. There is more at stake than egos. The time for ruffling feathers and putting on shows for the cameras is over. The time to take care of the future is NOW.
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