MONTREAL — As a Quebec teachers strike drags on, parents and child development experts warn the resulting classroom closures will have a profound effect on some students’ education. The Fédération Autonome de l’Enseignement, which represents about 66,000 teachers, launched an unlimited general strike on Nov. 23, shutting around 800 public schools across the province, including at the province’s largest school board in Montreal. Students at those schools face at least two more weeks without classes as the holiday vacation approaches and the union and Quebec government remain unable to reach a deal. Parents are already reporting that the extended break is dampening some students’ motivation to learn or, in the case of older students, to pursue post-secondary education, said Mélanie…
