Results and Discussion Continued..
lifestyle is a stressor, 85% of students feel like the demands of the classroom is a stressor, and 84% of the students feel like financial problems is a stressor. The majority of students stated that they feel that this contractual issue is severe, whereas no students stated that being left without benefits is of no concern and only one student said that it mildly concerned him. This means that that 100% of the population feels that this issue is of some concern. Therefore, it needs attention. Surprisingly, though, the majority of students stated that they would go without their needed services, if they encountered a situation that would have been covered by the EBP. In analysis, these results prove that many of the participants cannot imagine themselves requiring the EBP. I say this because they may not realize that purchasing outside insurance or paying full price for services is extremely expensive, and would be very difficult to manage without a steady income as an Occasional Teacher (OT or LTO).
Nearly all of the participants said that it was unethical to leave teachers without EBP for over a year. A respondent said that with "financial issues with upkeep of medicine, lack of resources to sustain the 90 days [sic]. What if you cannot complete the 90 days in a year?" This respondent needs medicine for their health, they correlate the irregular hours of the Occasional Teacher position with the necessary acquisition of 90 days prior to being able to access the EBP. The respondent has identified that the current process is too long. It is important to note that those who said that it was ethical, stated that the waiting time equaled to a "probationary period." However, as an OT, you are not guaranteed work, and in order to gain access to the EBP the following school year, an OT must work more than half of the school year (four months). Since the majority of participants found it unethical, we need ask what the government is going to do about it to support its educators! The bulk of teachers realize that the system is not in the process of changing, and therefore they do not have a choice but to follow its rules. However, the point