Category Archives: Unschooling

Does My Six Year Old Need Sex Ed?

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Ontario Sex Ed Curriculum Summary of Controversial Points

image credit: C.L. Dyck/LifeLedMedia 2010

“Health is a Matter of State”

So says a commenter on this news report. And that means sexual health, whatever it’s defined to be, is a matter of state as well. Eyes open, my American friends.

Repeatedly, we’ve noted and discussed the fact that the sexual continuum is not contained within acts of eroticism. We have discussed the role of men, whether it’s our culture’s take on sexual rights or the approach to responsibilities. We’ve talked about religious oppression of women, and modern secular oppression of women’s sexual rights.

Human bonding has a natural relationship to erotic behaviour. Normally, we think of that in terms of parental rights and responsibilities, including the responsibilities of child-raising. But now, with controversy breaking out over a decision-making process in Ontario education, it’s time to discuss the sexual rights and responsibilities of our elementary school children. Continue reading →

Like Mud

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I stand at the sink, doing dishes. The sun is brilliant out the window. The yard is disgusting.

Large objects are getting tidied up. I see the boat go trundling by on its trailer, and wish I were out there, climbing on it to just…you know…check how things are. There is no longer a snowmobile positioned as a lawn ornament, and I expect not to have to worry about backing into the ice boat any longer by day’s end.

The yard is a-trickle with sparkling rivulets flowing across the etched clay of the driveway, where the boys scrape channels with hoes, dredging an escape for the meltwater. I cringe and grit my teeth every year through this stage. The snow is piled six feet high where it’s been pushed aside with the tractor. Next to the bare ground, its slouching hulk looks like it plans to sit there for another month, making a sly, unrepentant nuisance with its ongoing mess. And well it might, if the weather fluctuates.

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22 Fallacies Regarding Evangelicals

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Via: JJ, Bore Me To Tears

…And I’m reducing it to 22 by combining several which are related. Sigh.

Let’s have a look, then, at the “dog-whistles” of anti-evangelicalism, which is a part of my background. Here’s a fine example of the pop-media rallying cry to reject Christian truth claims without the inconvenience of resorting to reasoned examination. Mr. Schaeffer, please proceed to dance on a table:

Funny, I just located a nice list of fallacies to study with my junior-high-year-olds this year. This video, due to its blatant presentation of many such things, has now become our first project. Here’s our list of the fallacies in Frank Schaeffer’s diatribe of silliness à la Monty Python Camelot Can-Can: Continue reading →

For the Children

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Some time ago, I pointed out that my experiences are my children’s education to a great degree. And when there’s conversation in the comments section, they’re often looking over my shoulder.

For instance: Last week, the nine-year-old Tiger Lily’s questions centred around who was represented by each avatar. She wanted to know who the pointy-head was, and who the round pink face was. Continue reading →