本文发表在 rolia.net 枫下论坛Premier Kathleen Wynne will introduce a controversial sex education curriculum into Ontario elementary schools in September 2015.Controversial because the last time the Liberal government tried to do this in 2010 — when Wynne was education minister from 2006 to early 2010 — it botched it so badly then premier Dalton McGuinty killed it. McGuinty cancelled its implementation just hours after his own cabinet ministers had vigorously defended the new curriculum, which called for teacher-led discussions of topics such as masturbation, oral and anal sex and homosexuality by Grade 8. He said the province hadn’t consulted enough with parents, even though his own government insisted it had consulted with the public for two years.In fact, few parents had heard of the new curriculum until critics, led by Charles McVety, president of Canada Christian College, started campaigning against it.
2015年九月,安省省长Kathleen Wynne将在多伦多小学开设有争议的性教育课程。自由党2010年就打算这么干,那时候Wynne是教育部长。不过那个提案反响恶劣,当时的省长McGuinty把它毙了,他说这个提案并没有跟家长充分协商,尽管他的内阁们声称已经公开讨论了两年之久。
事实上,很少有家长听说过这个新课程。带头抗议的是加拿大天主教学校的校长McVety。
This time, Wynne’s government says it will have 4,000 hand-picked parents chosen by school principals participate in an online survey on the sex education curriculum before it is introduced. Most are expected to be the chairs of school councils. But their purpose, other than providing a rubber stamp of approval, seems unclear. That because while selected parents will be asked their views about issues related to the new sex education curriculum, Education Minister Liz Sandals has already said that’s unlikely to lead to any changes. Nor will the province inform all parents about the contents of the new curriculum, which will be left up to individual schools. Thus it’s hardly surprising the government is again being criticized for not meaningfully consulting parents.
这一次,Wynne政府声称,有4000个家长参与了在线调查。其中绝大多数是家长委员会的代表。但这么做的目的好像也就是走走过场。因为问卷调查还没完成,教育部长已经说课程内容基本不变,新课程的内容也没有公开。因为这种毫无意义的问卷调查,省政府再一次被质疑是理所当然的。
This time, opposition is being spearheaded by an organization called Parents As First Educators (PAFE). It has launched a petition objecting to what PAFE President Teresa Pierre calls the “graphic” revision of the sex education curriculum. In fairness, the province hasn’t formally updated this curriculum since 1998, although in the 2010 controversy many teachers said the new content wasn’t much different from what was already being taught in schools.It’s obvious the Wynne Liberals now want to appear to be consulting with parents while limiting the scope of that consultation and placing restrictions on which parents will be consulted. Given that, they should expect a similar controversy to the one in 2010.
这一次,带头反对的是PAFE组织。主要反对的是,修订的性教育课程增加了图片。显而易见,自由党的Wynne看似跟家长协商了,其实协商的范围很有效。他们没法逃避公众的再一次质疑。更多精彩文章及讨论,请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net
2015年九月,安省省长Kathleen Wynne将在多伦多小学开设有争议的性教育课程。自由党2010年就打算这么干,那时候Wynne是教育部长。不过那个提案反响恶劣,当时的省长McGuinty把它毙了,他说这个提案并没有跟家长充分协商,尽管他的内阁们声称已经公开讨论了两年之久。
事实上,很少有家长听说过这个新课程。带头抗议的是加拿大天主教学校的校长McVety。
This time, Wynne’s government says it will have 4,000 hand-picked parents chosen by school principals participate in an online survey on the sex education curriculum before it is introduced. Most are expected to be the chairs of school councils. But their purpose, other than providing a rubber stamp of approval, seems unclear. That because while selected parents will be asked their views about issues related to the new sex education curriculum, Education Minister Liz Sandals has already said that’s unlikely to lead to any changes. Nor will the province inform all parents about the contents of the new curriculum, which will be left up to individual schools. Thus it’s hardly surprising the government is again being criticized for not meaningfully consulting parents.
这一次,Wynne政府声称,有4000个家长参与了在线调查。其中绝大多数是家长委员会的代表。但这么做的目的好像也就是走走过场。因为问卷调查还没完成,教育部长已经说课程内容基本不变,新课程的内容也没有公开。因为这种毫无意义的问卷调查,省政府再一次被质疑是理所当然的。
This time, opposition is being spearheaded by an organization called Parents As First Educators (PAFE). It has launched a petition objecting to what PAFE President Teresa Pierre calls the “graphic” revision of the sex education curriculum. In fairness, the province hasn’t formally updated this curriculum since 1998, although in the 2010 controversy many teachers said the new content wasn’t much different from what was already being taught in schools.It’s obvious the Wynne Liberals now want to appear to be consulting with parents while limiting the scope of that consultation and placing restrictions on which parents will be consulted. Given that, they should expect a similar controversy to the one in 2010.
这一次,带头反对的是PAFE组织。主要反对的是,修订的性教育课程增加了图片。显而易见,自由党的Wynne看似跟家长协商了,其实协商的范围很有效。他们没法逃避公众的再一次质疑。更多精彩文章及讨论,请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net