Please I am begging the province, the teacher unio...

Please I am begging the province, the teacher unions and those directly involved in the negotiations to please read the book "Getting to Yes" by Roger Fisher and William Ury. It was a national best seller, and for good reason. The negotiation approach and strategies are sound and proven to be effective. Clearly, provincial negotiators and union negotiators have not read this book. If some of them have read it, it is not clear to me if they are implementing its principles. I completely agree with all the points made by S. Webster. Please I beg the parties to focus on concessions and compromises, on both sides. The negative education, economic and mental health impacts of the disruptions on families have been and continue to be immeasurable. Students and parents need to step up and voice their concerns more loudly than ever before. Call or e-mail your provincial MPP and your local teachers union office. If parents and students don't take an organized stand now, silence is consent, as they say. It would be a great exercise to have a grade 4, 5 or 6 student clearly write an e-mail expressing their concerns. Parents being more concerned than the students. What child wouldn't like to have ANOTHER day off school to spend quality time on the TV or their electronic devices?