Friday, July 26, 2013

Should parents be concerned?

Last week our Minister of Education signed off on curriculum documents without even having a glance at them.  You can read what transpired here: http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/ontario-ed-minister-says-she-would-sign-controversial-sex-ed-curriculum-wi.  You can be sure there is an agenda of some kind.  As council woman Maddie DiMuccio recently stated "This is indeed a big deal. It's getting out of hand. The more the system forgoes traditional teaching methods in favour of highly controversial "progressive" education, the more our kids are falling through the cracks. There's plenty of evidence to prove this. We should leave the "progressive" education to parents."

The Ministry of Education boasts about parental engagement and then puts up the stop signs at every level, whether it be curriculum or student safety. An education system funded by our tax dollars doing nothing more but trying to muzzle the parent voice. The Liberals are about moving forward with whatever agenda they wish while ignoring the majority of voices, the basic right of people to not only voice opposition, but be to be HEARD. This is evidenced by Bill 13 - the Accepting Schools Act.  A piece of legislation that was opposed by 80% of those who presented at committee hearings, yet a piece of legislation that found its way through to becoming law.  A very perilous course of action.

The controversial sex-ed curriculum shelved in 2009 was put on the back burner as a result of public outcry.  "When Sun News reporter Faith Goldy asked Sandals directly if the Liberal government is looking to revive the sex-ed curriculum in its original format as it was in 2009, Sandals responded: “That’s the commitment that both [former] Premier McGuinty and Premier Wynne have made.” 

It's time for parents to involve themselves full out and head on where it concerns what the curriculum entails.  Parents should be concerned.  It is extremely likely that our rights to teach our own children about the birds and the bees when WE consider them to be ready, socially and emotionally, to learn about that aspect of life will be outweighed by a political agenda.

2 comments:

  1. I agree with you. The voice of parents needs to be heard. But then, it's always been needed. It's evident in kids whose parents were involved and active in the education of their children. It's also evident in a negative way when parents have left the job of raising their kids to the school system. I can't tell you how many times I asked why the parents of the boy who bullied my daughter weren't called or held responsible. The answers I usually got was "we can't get a hold of them", "they don't think it's a big deal" or "they told us (the school) to deal with it". So yes, parents need to be heard, but first they need to step up and not just leave the heavy lifting to a few passionate people who, having been through hell themselves, are trying to do their best to make a difference for others.

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