The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) is providing students with teaching material on reproductive health that fails to mention the terms, “men,” "women,” “boys,” and “girls.”The health worksheets for Fifth graders (10-year-olds) instead refers to “people with a uterus,” “people with a penis,” “people who have more testosterone” and “people who have more estrogen”.A worksheet on menstrual periods states, “People with a uterus usually get their first periods…” A second worksheet, on the “reproductive system for people with a penis,” describes male reproductive organs. A third worksheet describes body changes during puberty for boys and girls. “People who have more testosterone….” the worksheet states, contrasting the puberty experience with that of “people who have more estrogen.” TDSB did not respond to the Western Standard’s request for comment. . The material comes from School Qube, a company self-described as “the world’s largest marketplace of PreK-12 resources,” the Toronto Sun reported. The material, readily available on the website Teachers Pay Teachers is marketed as Ontario’s Health and Physical Education curriculum, a premise the Sun rejects. The publication rather attributes the use of this material in the TDSB to a chronic shortage of materials. Isha Chaudhuri, senior communications advisor to Education Minister Todd Smith said “this is not our policy.”“We expect that school boards are focused on getting back-to-basics on the fundamental skills that children need, like reading, writing and math,” said Chaudhuri. TDSB in February declared education as a tool to perpetuate colonialism and white supremacy.“Education is a colonial structure that centres whiteness and Eurocentricity and therefore it must be actively decolonized,” the report read, before TDSB rescinded it. “White Supremacy is a structural reality that impacts all students and must be discussed and dismantled in classrooms, schools, and communities.”In September, a group of Ontario teacher candidates claimed the math test requirement is racist — and were backed by the Ontario Court of Appeal..This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.
The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) is providing students with teaching material on reproductive health that fails to mention the terms, “men,” "women,” “boys,” and “girls.”The health worksheets for Fifth graders (10-year-olds) instead refers to “people with a uterus,” “people with a penis,” “people who have more testosterone” and “people who have more estrogen”.A worksheet on menstrual periods states, “People with a uterus usually get their first periods…” A second worksheet, on the “reproductive system for people with a penis,” describes male reproductive organs. A third worksheet describes body changes during puberty for boys and girls. “People who have more testosterone….” the worksheet states, contrasting the puberty experience with that of “people who have more estrogen.” TDSB did not respond to the Western Standard’s request for comment. . The material comes from School Qube, a company self-described as “the world’s largest marketplace of PreK-12 resources,” the Toronto Sun reported. The material, readily available on the website Teachers Pay Teachers is marketed as Ontario’s Health and Physical Education curriculum, a premise the Sun rejects. The publication rather attributes the use of this material in the TDSB to a chronic shortage of materials. Isha Chaudhuri, senior communications advisor to Education Minister Todd Smith said “this is not our policy.”“We expect that school boards are focused on getting back-to-basics on the fundamental skills that children need, like reading, writing and math,” said Chaudhuri. TDSB in February declared education as a tool to perpetuate colonialism and white supremacy.“Education is a colonial structure that centres whiteness and Eurocentricity and therefore it must be actively decolonized,” the report read, before TDSB rescinded it. “White Supremacy is a structural reality that impacts all students and must be discussed and dismantled in classrooms, schools, and communities.”In September, a group of Ontario teacher candidates claimed the math test requirement is racist — and were backed by the Ontario Court of Appeal..This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.
