The leader of the provincial NDP, who is also a former head of the NLTA, is less than impressed with government’s announcement of a think tank on teacher recruitment.

Education Minister Krista Lynn Howell and NLTA President Trent Langdon announced the initiative yesterday, which will get underway in the new year.

Jim Dinn says the issues of today are the same ones he was calling for action on when he was with the association.

Dinn asks “how many times do you have to be hit in the face, or knocked on the head, for government to finally realize this comes down to a resourcing issue?”

After so long, Dinn’s call to government is simple. “Do something.” Dinn says a think-tank is not a bold idea, noting that several have been held. He says what’s needed is for teachers to be put into the system.