Article #1: http://www.vancouversun.com/business/teachers+work+first+report+cards+year/6356868/story.html
This article is about the teachers in B.C. who are going to be distributing report cards to the students some time after spring break. This past school year, the B.C. teachers went on a job action that meant the refusal to writing report cards because it counts as “struck work”. The only exception was for grade 12 students because they needed their marks to apply for post-secondary education. At this point in the school year, all schools in the province would normally distribute report cards, so the B.C. Public School Employers' Association has made sure all of these report cards will be prepared and issued. But the information that is on the report card may not show all the progress or grades. It is unknown though when the education system will return to normal, the B.C. Teachers’ Federation are planning for a vote on another action plan.
I think this issue is important because it’s a step closer for the teacher’s job action to end, once the report cards are done, a compromise can be made between the BCPSEA and the BCTF. This will be the first time this year that I and other students get a report card, and the decision made by the two groups will determine how it affects us. Say the BCTF decide to strike, students will not be able to go to school, while the government rushes for a solution. But if an agreement can be made, the teachers will not have to go on another strike or job action, and the issue will be solved. The BCPSEA have said, ""As we all know, a strike disrupts work routines and can strain relationships, It is important that regular routines are re-established reasonably soon...” and I hope what they say is true so school can get back to normal.
Links to other articles on the subject:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2012/03/09/bc-teachers-report-cards.html
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/columnists/pink-slime-early-death----bad-pr-for-beef-144072796.html
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/columnists/pink-slime-early-death----bad-pr-for-beef-144072796.html
Article #2: http://www.vancouversun.com/life/food/meat+mortality+study+leaves+many+carnivores+unfazed/6312793/story.html
A new study done by the Harvard School of Public Health discovered that eating red meat increases chance of death by 13% early this month. The study followed the health and eating habits of more than 110,000 adults for more than 20 years. Eating any amount of red meat, processed or unprocessed, increases the risk. However, they are unsure why it is red meat that is so dangerous, capable of causing diabetes, cancer, and heart disease to people who eat it often.
Right now in the world, many people dismiss this as something unimportant. One man says, “I’m having my meat, I don’t care.” And some have not made any changes to their diet after hearing the results. The findings make me want to make changes to my diet so that I do not eat a lot of red meat, and I think that everyone else should too. By simply cutting out a portion of our meat, we decrease our risk of diabetes, and cancer. So this sort of change would be so greatly significant through a simple solution.
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