Kate Hawkesby: How are we at a time where they’re sacrificing our children's learning, just to make a point?

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · Jun 12, 2023 · 3m

I was inundated with feedback yesterday from both parents and teachers regarding the teachers’ strikes this term.

So many teachers got in touch. They're embarrassed, many of them, and annoyed, that the strikes are going on so long.

There are on average five days that high schoolers will be told to stay home while teachers strike for the remainder of this term. So of the three weeks left of school, many students will only do two weeks, one will be swallowed up with strike days.

As I said yesterday, this is super stressful for them, because there are all-important internals on and huge chunks…