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   Caffosaurus☕?:mayo: (fullycaffeinated@spinster.xyz)'s status on Thursday, 10-Aug-2023 23:37:09 JST Caffosaurus☕?:mayo:
   Oh joy! There are even fewer licensed teachers now than at the end of the school year in June. So they'll be hiring unqualified people (with a degree in a relevant subject but no teaching qualifications) just to have warm bodies in the classroom. I wonder what kind of numpties I'll be sharing the staff room with in a few weeks. (Honestly, as long as they don't bring the TIM back, I can deal with whatever they throw at us)
   
   https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2002221/centre-services-scolaire-premieres-seigneuries-enseignants-penurie?depuisRecherche=true
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     Matron of the ninth circle (grumpyoldnurse@spinster.xyz)'s status on Thursday, 10-Aug-2023 23:37:08 JST Matron of the ninth circle

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     • Feart n Tired ???????
     @FeartnTired @Fullycaffeinated I heard (unconfined rumor) that the closest university to me has empty seats in this year's nursing program. Considering the traditional nursing school attrition rate, this is a very bad sign.
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     Caffosaurus☕?:mayo: (fullycaffeinated@spinster.xyz)'s status on Thursday, 10-Aug-2023 23:37:08 JST Caffosaurus☕?:mayo:

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     @GrumpyOldNurse @FeartnTired Same here. The government seems to think that recruiting overseas is the answer. Cuz those countries don't need nurses...
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     Matron of the ninth circle (grumpyoldnurse@spinster.xyz)'s status on Thursday, 10-Aug-2023 23:37:08 JST Matron of the ninth circle

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     @Fullycaffeinated @FeartnTired And foreign trained professionals face no racism when they get here, and stay forever and ever.
     
     Other than hiring non-teachers, do they have anything resembling a plan for the teaching vacancies?
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     Caffosaurus☕?:mayo: (fullycaffeinated@spinster.xyz)'s status on Thursday, 10-Aug-2023 23:37:08 JST Caffosaurus☕?:mayo:

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     @GrumpyOldNurse @FeartnTired Sure, they tried offering retiring teachers $12 000 not to retire. Problem is, these same teachers could get there pension plus whatever contract they pick up at the top of the salary scale. So only a handful took them up on it. Most retirees would rather just sub and not have to deal with the planning and evaluating. They also get to pick and chose where they go.
     
     Oh, and also fucking around with our contract negotiations. They signed the last one a little over two years ago after it being expires for two years so it's up again. So there is a possibility that we'll be starting the school year with a strike vote.
     
     Why, oh why don't more people want to be teachers????
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     Feart n Tired ??????? (feartntired@spinster.xyz)'s status on Thursday, 10-Aug-2023 23:37:09 JST Feart n Tired ???????

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     @Fullycaffeinated the ideal is both subject and child raising/teaching qualified. but of the two.... maybe good with kids, level headed and with an enquiring mind would be better.
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     Caffosaurus☕?:mayo: (fullycaffeinated@spinster.xyz)'s status on Thursday, 10-Aug-2023 23:37:09 JST Caffosaurus☕?:mayo:

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     @FeartnTired They do also get student-teachers that are close to graduating and make their contract count as part of their practicum hours. But then they need to be supervised, which means someone has to be evaluating them. It's a somewhat better solution, but still not ideal.
     
     Last year there were 30 000 unqualified or not yet qualified teachers across the province. That's about a quarter of the workforce. All these great thinkers trying to figure out why more people don't want to be teachers....
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     Feart n Tired ??????? (feartntired@spinster.xyz)'s status on Thursday, 10-Aug-2023 23:37:09 JST Feart n Tired ???????

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     @Fullycaffeinated or nurses. or care workers. or GPs.