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December 3, 2024
Based on a true story… A mob descends on a school, outraged a district anti-bullying coordinator is reading a kids book in the classroom. The mob targets the teacher’s identity, religion, or even their message of inclusion and demands their removal "to protect children" from the social contagion the teacher represents to them. The school […]
September 16, 2023
There's so much hatred in the air right now. In a society that prides itself on diversity and inclusivity, the surge of hate speech and discriminatory speech, particularly anti-SOGI (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity) rhetoric, presents a concerning paradox. The incitement to discriminate against individuals based on their sexual orientation or gender identity is not […]
May 1, 2020
The Vancouver Board of Education closed down in-classroom instruction when the BC Government shut down all schools March 17, 2020. So far, no date has yet been announced for re-opening classrooms. It's a good time to start talking about what public education will look like after the pandemic has passed. According to UNESCO monitoring, about […]