Quebec educators, both on and off the job, offer their thoughts on the massive teacher shortage plaguing the province and what might help fill the gaping needs in the public system.
Le Sueur says a host of unqualified or untrained people is the classrooms "will be tough on everybody, and that, in turn, makes it tough on the students."
"Any sort of environment where they feel that, despite the challenges and difficulties of teaching, that their work is appreciated and supported and recognized, will go a long way," she said. The Quebec government defended its efforts this week to recruit and retain teachers, noting it raised starting salaries in the last collective agreement , developed scholarships for students in education programs, and created a fast-track, 30-credit diploma option for aspiring teachers.
"You have a BA in history, mathematics, chemistry or French? You want to try your hand at a new career? We have place for you now," Drainville said. The law, which passed in 2019, bars public school teachers and other other civil servants in positions of authority from wearing religious symbols — such as hijabs, crucifixes or turbans — while at work. Teachers who were wearing the hijab in class before the law came into effect were allowed to keep teaching but their careers are limited: they cannot change jobs, schools or boards. The law does not allow any new hires to wear the hijab or other religious symbols.
"Regardless of the fact that there are people who are capable and skillful and able to teach … they are not allowed to just because of their identity and the way they choose to present themselves," she said.Bernard Drainville on the teacher shortage in Quebec
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