Editor,
As one who worked in SD36 for a number of years, mostly at a local high school, I got to visit a couple of learning centres in the district. My impression was one of calm good will. These young people, who, for diverse reasons, found they could not cope among up to 2,000 peers, found success in the one-on-one caring atmosphere of the learning centre.
After retirement I volunteered at the Kent Street Coffee Shop, and students from the Learning Centre would come in yearly for a kind of work experience. They were wonderful, and the affection between them and their supervising teacher was obvious. (A couple volunteered with us on their own for longer stretches.)
An alternative class in a huge school is not the answer for everyone. Education is not a One Size Fits All. Please revisit this idea of closing the centres and lobby harder for the funding from the Province.
Michele McManus, White Rock
