Forty-Nine Percent
We hit a sad milestone with the recent Ontario election. Once again the number of people choosing to exercise their right to vote has declined. But this time we dropped below 50%. Yes less than half of eligible electors chose to cast a ballot. Despite the valiant efforts ofElections Ontario (you couldn’t miss their ads) and organizations like Student Vote andApathy is Boring, only 49% of Ontarians came out. When does a democracy begin to lose legitimacy? When do we cease being...
Read MoreGlobal Dignity Day – October 20
Irena stumbled upon Global Dignity Day a few days ago and it looks like an interesting new take on the issues surrounding human rights and social justice. It gives teachers another way to bring these issues, in an international context, into schools. The website for Global Dignity makes mention of five Dignity Principles: Every human being has a right to lead a dignified life. A dignified life means an opportunity to fulfil one’s potential, which is based on having a human level of...
Read MoreOntario Vote Compass
So this is a little late, but still invaluable. For the past few elections the CBC has been putting online their vote compass. Basically it’s a series of question which are designed to place you on an improved version of the political spectrum. Every year they improve the design and I think that this year they have got most of it right. Check it out, and use it with your students, even with the election over it’s a great...
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