Bernard Drainville has identified 7 priorities and wants in particular to revalue the French language, restore a fast track to the teaching certificate and offer reinforcement to teachers in the classroom.
The president of the unionYvan Dallaire, sees the proposals favorably, but would like the Minister to consult the teachers before going ahead with his plan.
We do not know the terms [du plan]. We hope that we will be consulted beforehand, instead of being consulted after the implementation [du plan]. But as a general rule, I would tell you that we do receive what was announced in the Minister’s priorities
says the union representative.
Yvan Dallaire recalls that the idea of improving French was a union demand at the local and national level.
It’s been a long time[on] campaigns to review the French teaching program. On the other hand, where what we put down is that in these ads, there [dit aussi] that he wants to make more specific projects accessible in public schools. [Que ce soit] for French and for all the other subjects, we think that there should absolutely be a prescribed minimum time in the programs because currently, what happens when there is a particular project that is implemented in a school , we don’t have more hours [pour le projet mais] there are hours of teaching that are cut in certain subjects, it is the downside that we put
insists Yvan Dallaire.
The president of the union also recalls the importance of offering reinforcement in the classes as proposed by the minister. It’s a breath of fresh air for teachers and if there’s anything we need to prioritize in the region, it’ll be this point.
he said.
