Some N.S. teachers say doing ‘a little bit extra’ unlikely in imposed contract
HALIFAX — Some Nova Scotia teachers working under a government-imposed contract say they will not resume old norms of making themselves available after class and offering to coach teams and clubs.
Art teacher Sally Capstick said she doesn’t see herself returning to volunteer roles she’s held over the years, ranging from art gallery field trips to co-ordinating lunch hour clubs at her junior high school in Sydney.
“To legislate a contract, it destroys that little part of you that wants to do a little bit of extra,” she said in a telephone interview Thursday, two days after the Liberal government imposed a four-year contract.
Capstick said she felt remorse that teachers were refusing to provide additional help during the work-to-rule job action, but “now I feel my employer doesn’t care.”