A very informative essay, Jim. Reading about the dysfunctional smorgasbord that characterizes contemporary education makes me thankful I went to high school when reason and logic governed the curriculum. Hard to believe that such inspiring novelists like Hemingway, Steinbeck and Orwell have been usurped by such irrelevant verbiage and no longer stimulate the developing minds of students. As Hemingway once said, "There is no friend as loyal as a book.”
Interesting story about that game and playing it with your students. And wow--that "ninth standard" is crazy, basically a moral browbeating, enfranchised guilt AND all the Hail Mary's that need to be said! Including that meaningless buzz phrase "truth, reconciliation, and healing" too.
This game is being played out all over Canada but I can tell you I am not playing as a protest I am flying my British Union Jack at my house above the Canadian flag, I am a colonial and proud of it.
When and if common sense returns and we get our Canada back then I will return to being 100% Canadian but unfortunately I doubt that will happen.
Thanks, never heard of that book. Agree that in this new world of preferential treatment based on group affiliation, color or ethnicity or whatever, has the potential to end very badly.
I honestly don't know these school admin types, etc, cant see that.
But then, these are the same types who think opiates should be legal and that police forces are unnecessary.
Can't agree there. Canadians are so ready to give up everything just no one gets upset. We've given away everything that made Canada a good place to live.
In a comment thread earlier this month, StellaMaris, you shared an anecdote that perfectly illustrates the point in Jim's essay. I hope you don't mind me bringing it forward here (I had stashed it in my notes, but probably forgot to click "like" at the time, because I'm terrible at remembering to do that).
StellaMaris wrote: "A kid came up to me at work, which is a school, and said to me after an Indigenous presentation, "Did you know that I am Indigenous?". . . and I replied, "No . . . do you know that I am Italian?" They had a look of shock because every time any student proclaims this [that they are Indigenous] to any other student or staff, the response is usually, "Oh, wow, isn't that great!". . . or something along those lines. . . . I am done . . . so, moving forward, this will be my response."
Every word in this “documentary” can be guaranteed to be a lie! Is there not enough to criticize Justin Trudeau and his government for, without degrading his mother?
A very informative essay, Jim. Reading about the dysfunctional smorgasbord that characterizes contemporary education makes me thankful I went to high school when reason and logic governed the curriculum. Hard to believe that such inspiring novelists like Hemingway, Steinbeck and Orwell have been usurped by such irrelevant verbiage and no longer stimulate the developing minds of students. As Hemingway once said, "There is no friend as loyal as a book.”
Interesting story about that game and playing it with your students. And wow--that "ninth standard" is crazy, basically a moral browbeating, enfranchised guilt AND all the Hail Mary's that need to be said! Including that meaningless buzz phrase "truth, reconciliation, and healing" too.
Anything other than equality before the law leads to disaster.
This game is being played out all over Canada but I can tell you I am not playing as a protest I am flying my British Union Jack at my house above the Canadian flag, I am a colonial and proud of it.
When and if common sense returns and we get our Canada back then I will return to being 100% Canadian but unfortunately I doubt that will happen.
Thanks, never heard of that book. Agree that in this new world of preferential treatment based on group affiliation, color or ethnicity or whatever, has the potential to end very badly.
I honestly don't know these school admin types, etc, cant see that.
But then, these are the same types who think opiates should be legal and that police forces are unnecessary.
Colour, not color in Canada. Please correct.
The Color Game is American. I didn’t want to change the original spelling. 😊
I was taught both ways in school. My teachers were of the opinion that knowing more than one correct way to do something was beneficial.
You can know it, but not necessarily use it. In this case, being aware of the dangers of any more Americanization, is a
necessary survival skill for Canadians!
Can't agree there. Canadians are so ready to give up everything just no one gets upset. We've given away everything that made Canada a good place to live.
In a comment thread earlier this month, StellaMaris, you shared an anecdote that perfectly illustrates the point in Jim's essay. I hope you don't mind me bringing it forward here (I had stashed it in my notes, but probably forgot to click "like" at the time, because I'm terrible at remembering to do that).
StellaMaris wrote: "A kid came up to me at work, which is a school, and said to me after an Indigenous presentation, "Did you know that I am Indigenous?". . . and I replied, "No . . . do you know that I am Italian?" They had a look of shock because every time any student proclaims this [that they are Indigenous] to any other student or staff, the response is usually, "Oh, wow, isn't that great!". . . or something along those lines. . . . I am done . . . so, moving forward, this will be my response."
Every word in this “documentary” can be guaranteed to be a lie! Is there not enough to criticize Justin Trudeau and his government for, without degrading his mother?
So, Margaret Trudeau has to pay the price of her son’s misdeeds? And she has to be shamed for her psychological problems, too?