HomeMy WebLinkAboutA shout-out to our teachers, please LETTER - Ottawa Citizen - 05/12/2018 - Ottawa Citizen - 05/12/20185/14/2018 Today's letters: Volunteerism, the Ontario election, and bilingualism 1 Ottawa Citizen
Instead of thanking him and giving him a hug, the grandmother holds up her
smart phone and scornfully tells him that she doesn't need a wallet because
she does all her financial matters with her BMO App. When the young man
says that he will return the gift, she condescendingly asks if he has a
receipt.
What sort of message does this send to children about kindness and
thoughtfulness, about concern and caring, about love? I will certainly never
do business with this bank because of the message conveyed by this ad.
Marilyn J. Wagg, Ottawa
A shout -out to our teachers, please
This week was Teacher Appreciation Week and I am writing to thank the
teachers across the city, province and country.
I may be somewhat biased as my daughter is a French Immersion teacher
at Manor Park Public school. I recently attended its school play, Lion King
Junior, directed by one of her colleagues and ably assisted by a host of
teachers, including my daughter, and volunteer parents who put in countless
hours for the production.
The children were amazing, they put their heart and soul into the play and so
did the teachers. Sometimes we do not say "thank you" enough — to the
teachers who have devoted their career to educating our children in so many
ways and to our provinces and country, which value a strong public
education system.
It isn't perfect, and yes, more can be done — but I think it deserves an "A."
Melanie Gluss, Ottawa
Train young children in both languages
Re: Bilingualism, blessings and curses. It's how we route, May 4.
Here's a suggestion for making Canada's two Official Languages a working
reality instead of wasting billions with little to show for it: End language
training for adults.
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