Teachers, students and school administrators in Manitoba are adjusting to a new reality as Education Minister Kelvin Goertzen announced Tuesday that the province’s schools will be shuttered indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Manitoba Teachers’ Society (MTS) president James Bedford told 680 CJOB his members are going to continue to look for creative ways to connect with their students despite the longer-than-expected self-isolation. “Nothing replaces a teacher with students in the classroom,” he said. “All the research says that’s where the best learning is going to happen, but that’s just not possible right now.” Bedford said one of the biggest challenges will be ensuring students across the province have access to the same