#bcteachers

I'm getting really tired of your shit BCTF 

How can anyone say the BC teachers strike isn't negatively impacting students? As a grade 11 student in BC, I have missed 10 blocks of classes in the past two weeks with at least 5 more on the way, 3 of those blocks have been pre-calculus and 3 and french immersion. The way this is going at least some of my exams next week will be cancelled. What happens to a kid who needs to earn some of that 25% on a final exam to pass the year? Not all teachers are willing to bump a student's grade up by 5% to pass them even though this strike is costing them the opportunity to scrape by. Those at-risk students will probably end up being held back next year, because summer school is more than likely going to be cancelled for 2014. What happens if that student is a grade 12? How will kids who have to send this year's grades to university be impacted? How is this fair to students? You can't tell me teachers care about their students when this strike is completely ruining an entire year of schooling for many BC students. Don't get me wrong I appreciate my teachers for what they do, and most of my teachers are great, but is it realistic for a 21% raise when this province and country are already in debt? No. Quite frankly I'm annoyed and tired of these annual strikes, but this time it's really hurting the students, more than usual. Sincerely an exhausted, stressed student.