Gender identity and expression are fully embraced by Ontario teachers

In the September edition of Professionally Speaking, a magazine published by the Ontario College of Teachers announces that a new course for Additional Qualifications (AQ) will made available to the profession on teaching the LGBTQ students. The idea is to train teachers on how to instruct the LGTBQ issues. If parents ever doubted why the Liberal government first introduced the Equity and Inclusive Education Strategy and then Bill 13, the Accepting Schools Act to amend the Education Act, here we have the answer: to teach about and normalize homosexuality and "gender identity." The policies and the legislation were never really to just combat bullying, cyberbullying and creating inclusive and safe schools. These are the mere decoy words in order to get to the intended goal. Are the learning needs, in terms of math, science, reading, writing and thinking skills of LGBTQ students, really that different from the majority of students? Ontario schools already have special education programs. And why has "gender" identity become so important in education?

Here let's look at what the Ontario College of Teachers (OCT), this is the provincial professional governing body, tells its members about the new course:  (more...)

Gender identity and expression are fully embraced by Ontario teachers