Armed with the Department of Education’s plan to tackle at home learning Nova Scotia teachers are optimistic about finishing out the school year but aren’t downplaying the challenge that lays ahead.
Paul Wozney, the president of the Nova Scotia Teachers Union, said they felt encouraged by a number of guidelines in the plans; such as mail-out learning packages for those without internet access, sectioning of the lower, middle and upper grades and creating separate plans for each, and including much-needed support for graduating students. “The biggest section actually applies to graduating students,” he said. “So that’s front of mind you can see that in the plan.” Wozney indicated that the goal of teachers, in relation to students poised to