CANADAHALIFAX news Students falling test scores indicate need for more teachers, says union by admin 20 فبراير، 2023 written by admin 20 فبراير، 2023 36 More prep time, smaller class sizes and more teachers and substitutes requested CITYnews halifax \ Adam Inniss Listen to this article Academic performance is down for students from grades three to 10. Recently released scores from the provinces Academic Assessment Test show a 2-6 per cent fall in math comprehension and 1-5 per cent fall in English reading and writing comprehension, with an exception for grade 8 students who scored 1 per cent higher. The president of the Nova Scotia Teachers Union, Ryan Lutes, says this represents a lack of supports for teachers. “I don’t want to put a lot of stock in one standardized test, it’s only part of the story. But I hear from teachers every day that we are struggling to meet students needs,” said Lutes. According to Lutes, since COVID-19 began, teachers have been fighting to keep their classrooms up to speed, “it’s like trying to solve a 1,000 piece puzzle with 90 pieces,” he said. One of the main reasons for this struggle, according to Lutes, is increased absences. More teachers are home frequently with COVID-19 or other respiratory illnesses. He also says there has been a general shortage of teachers and supply teachers. “We ask ourselves every day ‘are we going to have enough teachers to provide the right service for kids,’ the answer across the schools is often no,” says Lutes. The Province has announced changes to school programs and curriculum to help increase learning levels. They announced various programs geared toward increasing phonic awareness, physical activity and mathematic comprehension. While the Union agrees these updates are good, they have questions about implementation. “Any changes that the system makes, even good changes, can not be implemented in a good way if they are not fully funded.” Lutes says teachers need smaller class sizes, more prep time, more resources and materials and over all more colleagues. “We can’t be expected to improve things if we’re struggling to stay afloat.” 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail admin previous post Filing taxes for the first time? Here’s what you need to know next post From Star Wars to swordfish ‘sensitivities,’ here’s why the government deletes tweets You may also like Trudeau announce retaliatory tariffs in response to economy-wide... 4 مارس، 2025 7th N.S. woman killed by intimate partner violence... 4 مارس، 2025 University teachers in N.S. accuse government of going... 4 مارس، 2025 Former N.S. privacy commissioner wants office to gain... 4 مارس، 2025 N.S. couple get seven-year ban on owning animals... 4 مارس، 2025 فورد يتهم ترامب بـ ’’مهاجمة‘‘ كندا والتحالف مع... 4 مارس، 2025 ترودو التقى العاهل البريطاني لمناقشة ’’سيادة‘‘ كندا 4 مارس، 2025 الرسوم الأميركية: ماذا سيفعل ترامب غدا وسط استمرار... 4 مارس، 2025 التعريفات الجمركية الأميركية ستُفرض غدا ولكن ربما لا... 4 مارس، 2025 The Latest: ‘Anora’ wins best picture at the... 3 مارس، 2025