It’s a simple idea that seems to me like it should work ---so why is it not in place??

John Ferry of the Vancouver Province asks, “Who is our school system really serving?”

It’s a good question, and many British Columbians, with children in the school system, continually ask the same question.

Why do teachers and the BC Teachers College have so much say over the education system, rather than the Ministry and Administrators??

How is it that teachers have so much say over class size, composition, etc??  That doesn’t happen in any other workplace that I am aware of.

Now before anyone goes on a rant saying that I hate teachers, I have had, and still have, children in the education system … and they’ve had some really great teachers ... and a close family member is also a teacher.

Government workers, just like any one else, need to be treated with respect – but so do we the taxpayer

Have you every noticed that those posted signs, that say you must be polite or you will not get service, or / and security will be called, are ONLY in government offices in BC (or government funded offices)??  

You would never see a sign like this at a building supply store ... department store ... restaurant ... car dealer etc. These kinds of signs only appear at places like offices for government services, and say hospital. ONLY at places you would be because there is something you really need.

So why are those signs there??