It takes a ton of courage for a student to walk out of school and today these young citizens demonstrated en masse across the province.\u00a0 Every teacher should stand proud as their students stand side by side with one voice.\u00a0 Every parent of these kids should feel the payoff.\u00a0 And the students themselves have to know they make the difference for all of us.\u00a0 This is education (see slide show below).<\/p>\n
At the Vancouver Art Gallery, at least 1,500 students convened around 2:00 and stood, spoke, and shouted in solidarity with teachers and the BCTF.\u00a0 Students at Eric Hamber Secondary seem to have been the first group, exiting the school around 11:00 this morning.\u00a0 Despite the typically uncooperative weather (5C and rainy), the students were still protesting through the late afternoon.<\/p>\n
It has been quite some time since BC saw a student movement but what struck me most was how many showed up and how well organized the demonstration was.\u00a0 These kids know their politics and how to win hearts.\u00a0 Signs everywhere with the critique of the BC government’s decision-making loud and clear, a young woman kicked things off: “BC” she shouted and 1,500 hollered back “students”\u2026 “BC” she shouted and 1,500 screamed “teachers.”\u00a0 That’s a solid show of force.<\/p>\n
As post-secondary students in BC deal with compounding challenges that seem relentless, let’s hope the high school students spark this from grass roots to an all out BC student movement.\u00a0 Quebec post-secondary students are putting everything on the line right now.\u00a0 Time to take inspiration from the younger crowd to stand up and be heard BC post-secondary students!<\/p>\n
BC Students Walk Out March 2012<\/a>\u00a0Slide Show (photos by S. Petrina)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It takes a ton of courage for a student to walk out of school and today these young citizens demonstrated en masse across the province.\u00a0 Every teacher should stand proud as their students stand side by side with one voice.\u00a0 … Continue reading