Budget Cut Me Out Of It

Over the last month, which in retrospect has only been 14 days – wow feels much longer – my mind has continued to go back and forth from my day to day issues and politics specifically to do with schooling. If you read my post ‘Left or Right’ then you may already have an understanding as to why this topic is hard for me. Commonly I think of the conservative side as businessmen and businesswomen who are very traditional, and the liberal side as human rights advocates who adapt and change with society. I grew up and still live in a household where business is all around me as my father is a businessman and has his own company. This opened my mind to see perspectives I would have normally been closed off to in politics mainly. I find myself nervous to say my opinion on the budget cuts in Ontario’s education system for a couple of reasons. I don’t agree with every aspect of it, but I advocate for the cuts, I have had many excellent teachers who I would hate to lose their jobs, and I don’t like Doug Ford. Basically the liberal in me. I believe that though I don’t want teachers to lose their jobs its because I feel bad, and I know that emotional decisions are not always the right ones. I also know that many people become teachers for the wrong reasons, I also understand that some classes could be filled more, along with taking 4 classes online is not that hard at all. I know that paying for art programs that are having a declining enrollment rate is useless. However, another part of me feels terrible that some of my favorite teachers could lose their job while terrible ones could stay. Or that the kids who love art and hate their other classes will be affected by this, and that kids with autism need help. The conversation with myself on this topic goes back and forth, but the logical side of me always lands on the cuts. If I had one wish other than our government not getting us in billions of dollars worth of debt, it would be to CUT ME OUT OF THIS.