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I really don't need another thing to do but I think I might run for a school board position or at the very least start lobbying for a complete restructuring and reimagination of the education system. It is OBVIOUS that the system doesn't work because the past 50 years of my adult like I have heard nothing but issues that no amount of money could ever fix. I propose a 12 month school year for teachers working 8 hours a day with 5 of those hours in instruction/student time and the other 3 hours for prep time EVERY DAY, that should solve the issue with not enough time for prep and marking tests. Of course they would get holidays just like the rest of the working population according to the labor standards guidelines. Change the curriculum so elementary is only getting the basics of reading, writing, arithmetic and some sciences as well as skill labs, I am going to go through the curriculum and see what can be optimized and changed. NO homework for elementary kids and ONLY homework a parent can assist with. For Jr and Senior high which would be practice of the concepts learned that day with a key for parents to check the work and not more than 30 minutes per day. As far as the special needs kids in mainstream classrooms I will have to think about that a little more because it serves no one to have them in the classroom screaming and having tantrums, interrupting education.
I am PRETTY fecking sick of all the public purse employees demands on MY tax dollars and it's about time they worked for the salary and benefits they get currently, if they want more they have to do more.
I am dead serious and it's going to be my winter project, I spent 25 years in education and I KNOW it can be done, just ask home school parents how long it actually takes in a day to educate the kids.
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Does anyone know what voter turnout was like in Calgary this election? I know that Edmonton was second lowest since 1980. Up here in Grande Prairie it’s about 13% I’m told st this time. What a joke up here. I’ve figured it out and if there’s correct up here, our mayor, incumbent, won with less than 5% support at the end of the day. And people complain. I’m tired of this crap. 💩
Yesterday @SMRavens wondered how the left-right split on council ended up. Here’s Common Sense Calgary’s assessment.
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Calgary voters have spoken - and the message was clear.
After years of frustration over high taxes, costly pet projects, and misplaced priorities, voters sent a signal that it’s time for change at City Hall.
While several close races are headed for recounts, the overall results show that Calgarians were very tired of their incumbent Councillors.
Just four incumbents are returning to City Hall, and they include two right-leaning and two centrist Councillors.
Every left-leaning member of Council either didn’t run again, or has been soundly defeated - including Jyoti Gondek, who becomes the first incumbent Mayor to lose a re-election campaign in 45 years.
In the end, she didn’t even finish second - slumping to third with just 20%.
So, who was successful and what will Council look like for the next four years?
Let’s take a look at the top two place-getters in each race:
Mayor
In the Mayoral race, Jeromy Farkas (Independent) ...
