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[–] OttoVonNoob@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

We're from a "redneck" part of Ontario and we have a family friend who's a principle. The principle said 99% of the kids get LGBT+, it's about mutual respect and lifestyle. He says 80% of the parents don't get it though..

[–] violetraven@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's all the same group, all the same playbook: right wing Christian groups. Same ones behind anti abortion, etc.

[–] dom@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

I recently heard the term "forced birther"

[–] Woofcat@lemmy.ca -4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I wish we had school vouchers here. We somehow pay tons of cash per student and somehow have crap still falling apart.

[–] Pxtl@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Stop running so many redundant school bureaucracies for one thing. Why do the Catholics need their own publicly-funded school boards?

Because the Catholic Church has its greedy claws in our municipal government.

[–] Kichae@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"I wish the public would pay for my kid to go to private school"

How about "No".

[–] Woofcat@lemmy.ca -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean, one would argue that the money is for a child's education.. why do you care where it gets spent? We're currently in Ontario spending north of $12,500/per year per child and somehow that's underfunded. A class of 30 kids is getting $375,000/year. With that we hire 1 teacher and if we're lucky 2 EA's which would equal maybe $200k of that $375,000.. so I guess we just accept having $175,000/year in overhead per classroom.

[–] rekabis@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

Then you should vote with your feet, and go to a private school that requires you to pay 100% out-of-pocket.

The Parasite Class wants you to fight and argue in favour of school vouchers and private schools. It’s how they de-fund the entire system to force kids into religious indoctrination that promotes ignorance and bigotry. It’s the perfect Conservative Voter creation engine.

[–] Fifteen_Two@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Vouchers are bullahit, just property fund public schools. For fucks sake...

[–] Woofcat@lemmy.ca -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lol, how much money do you think we should give the Public School system? Is the nearing on $400k per classroom not enough? Would it magically get better at $500k? We've done nothing but throw money at this problem with zero results.

[–] grte@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago

Finland is the best example of the path forward we should be taking. A place where private schools practically don't exist.