Message to TDSB’s Grove School — Holistic education is “NOT” indoctrination
Yesterday and today the Sun New Network has been covering a mini-protest outside the Toronto Public Library in Parkdale by students, teachers and parents connected to a Toronto District School Board (TDSB) alternative “holistic” school called Grove Community School. Above is a video with SNN’s David Menzies, as well as this one with Joe Warmington. According to teacher Lee [...]
Update to Religious freedom vs gender equality at the TDSB
Update 2, July 22, 2011: See also my latest post related to this topic. Update 1, July 20th, 2011: The mainstream media, both television and print, have now picked up on this topic and I am noticing two main themes and they are:(1) that religious accommodations in a secular school system are essentially unequal and divisive;and (2) that Ontario [...]
Protest re Muslim prayers in TDSB school for July 25th at 5:30pm
Apparently, there will be a public protest at the Toronto District School Board’s headquarters (at 5050 Yonge Street) on July 25th at 5:30pm. For a map, check out this link. The protest, I assume, is to demand that the TDSB cancel the Friday Muslim prayer service at Valley Park Middle School. As such, I would recommend as many [...]
The "Wizards at TDSB" want to bribe kids with cash
Well, I thought I had heard everything that was politically correct. Yet, yesterday I read a column by Moira MacDonald in the Toronto Sun (H/T Catherine) about how officials at the Toronto District School Board are waxing lyrical about providing kids from disadvantaged homes cash incentives to read books. MacDonald also mentioned that the TDSB is considering giving some parents cash [...]
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