We Are Trained, Not Educated.

 

The Ontario government is planning to cut 3,475 teaching jobs over the next for years which they claim will save $851 million. 1,558 teaching jobs will be gone by the fall, so they ain't exactly dragging their feet on this. Reaction was fast and furious on the part of the students. 

On April 4 100,000 students from about 700 elementary and secondary schools in Toronto, London, Hamilton and Ottawa walked out of class and participated in the student led action dubbed #StudentsSayNo. 

Premier Doug Ford said the unions were behind it which is nonsense. He wants more students in classes which they claim won’t be so effective in learning and online courses. 

It’s just another fine mess capitalism has caused. Students will suffer, teachers will be unemployed and a cash strapped government may save a few bucks, big deal. 

What has not been said is that, however one may sympathise with the students, they are not being educated regardless of what Ford and his cronies may or may not do because education does not exist under capitalism, but training for a job, which isn't the same thing, does. 

Let’s have done with all the above nonsense and have a society where education will exist.

For socialism, 
Steve, Mehmet, John & contributing members of the SPC