The Ford government is in the midst of a battle with all of Ontario’s public teachers — English teachers, French teachers, Catholic teachers at both the elementary and the high school level. But on the other two big issues at the table with high school teachers — larger class sizes and mandatory online courses — the Ford government is plainly barking up the wrong tree. Its plan to force high school students to take two online courses is also misguided. There’s no sign of the teachers backing down and, so far, parents are siding with teachers over the government. It’s time for the government to cut its losses, back off its misguided changes to education, and settle with teachers.

Source: thestar February 03, 2020 21:56 UTC