https://capsc.ca/2016/09/welcome/ giving parents a voice Wed, 28 Sep 2016 17:58:23 +0000 hourly 1 https://capsc.ca/2016/09/welcome/#comment-564 Wed, 28 Sep 2016 17:58:23 +0000 https://capsc.ca/?p=2439#comment-564 Regarding the 2016 -2017 school schedule and recent article in Calgary Herald:
There was a time when schools had a responsibility to look after children so that “Mothers and/or care givers” could go to work.
As a grandparent it is too much for me to deal with 2:30pm daily closures and every Friday afternoon’s.
Surely there is a better balance between schools and homes in managing responsibility for the next generation of children.
I read that educators argue that the early grades are most critical to children’s development.
The current system seems to seriously impact the most vulnerable families
The requirement to providing 940hrs of classroom training (grades 1 – 5) is being gamed by the system at the expense of parents and children. The Alberta government could set school hours in addition to classroom time to provide “a lunch hour” and supervised activitie until 4pm.
A 35hr to 40hr week for teachers during school terms does not seem to me an intolerable expectation.

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