With so much uncertainty surrounding the ongoing teachers’ strike, what are parents with kids in the public school system to do? Thankfully, K&K doesn’t have any bank account drainers and dream killers to worry about, but that doesn’t prevent us from empathizing with parents. Which is why we’d like to direct them to the government’s recently launched website bcparentinfo.ca. Besides updates on “earlier exploratory discussions with third parties” — sounds sexy — there is also a helpful “learning resources” section to “provide opportunities for students to learn at home.” Another helpful hint? “Students may also want to consider taking First Aid certification, Foodsafe Level 1 or other recognized certificates.” What fun.
However, if your kids are not into getting their First Aid or Foodsafe certifications while waiting to find out when school will start, the website also provides links to “fun, interactive games and activities for young learners,” “free texts available for download,” “interactive project-based activities” and “resources… for self-study including math, writing and personal interest courses.”
By now you’re probably thinking to yourself, “But how can I ensure that these interactive games, learning activities and self-study resources are as dorky and soulless as this website makes them out to be?”
Don’t worry, we’ve checked it out for you, and you’ll be glad to know that, yes, it is just as dorky and soulless as it sounds, if not more. In fact, your kids would probably find a website about STD prevention or the failure of trickle-down economics a hundred times more riveting than the government’s online education resources.
All of which illustrates why it’s a good thing teachers, not government bureaucrats and web designers, are in charge of educating kids… eventually, anyway.
