SASKATOON --
Each year new teachers in Saskatoon are recognized and celebrated just before the February break.
This year, the Saskatoon Teachers’ Association aimed to not only celebrate new teachers, but also to promote inclusion and tolerance among the new recruits.
One of Saskatoon’s new teachers, David Rybinski, began teaching Grade 8 in September. In that short time, he’s learned to identify teachable moments and the recent racist verbal assault at Mai’s Kitchen is just that.
“In former days, we would teach students how to respond to math tests, social studies tests, but now we’re teaching kids to respond and prepare them to function in a very diverse country,” Rybinski told CTV News.