Tag: Education
Dead Wild Roses: You are Burning The Wrong Witch – In Defense of JK Rowling
The New York Times has a great opinion piece on the wrongful demonization of JK Rowling. Her crime? Standing up for the rights of women. “This campaign against Rowling is as dangerous as it is absurd. The brutal stabbing of Salman Rushdie last summer is a forceful reminder of
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: How We Should Be Dealing with Gender In Schools – A Positive Vision
How about that? A sane and rational approach to use in the classroom. Thank you genderreport.ca! “Wording from the UK Education Department guidance document directs schools and educators as follows: “We are aware that topics involving gender and biological sex can be complex and sensitive matters to navigate. You
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: When Saying There are only 2 Genders [Sexes] Gets You Arrested in Canada
The chronically fragile have been working overtime in Canada as of late (thanks to the National Post for the article). Apparently respecting the material reality we all share can get you in trouble with the authorities as Josh Alexander found out. “That Canada is becoming less tolerant comes as no
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Schools Lying To Parents = Damaged Children
Educators, particularly the activist set, seem to have forgotten that they are part of team when it comes to children. The child-parent-teacher team only works if there is transparency and a set of common values shared. Activist teachers and the systems that support them often destroy families, as is the
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Debasing Education in Ontario – Peel District School Board – A CRT Nightmare
Educators, parents- when you start getting the smell of “anti-racist” activism coming from your local school board be prepared to go on the offensive to keep this bullshit out of your school and away from your children. Just look at the mess this activist agenda has created in the Peel
Continue readingThe Maple Monarchists - Blog: Romana Didulo: Canada’s False Pretender
The face of treason There has been, since 2020, a woman in Canada claiming to be the real Queen of Canada. Her name is Romana Didulo. The basis of her claim to the throne? Nothing. No secret royal parentage and certainly no popular acclaim or noble support. Some media outlets in their eternal quest for neutrality use the word ‘pretender’ and repeat her self-granted title.
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Deprogramming Your Child From Transgender Ideological Cult – Six Steps.
Excerpt from Parents with Inconvenient Truths about Trans. Step One: Preparation and research So, what exactly is deprogramming? It is simply removing the programming that your kid has received and allowing them to think for themselves. All you are doing is talking to your teen and telling them or
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Monday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Jessica Corsetti reports on Greta Thunberg’s message that the wealthiest few value their own short-term profit-taking over the future of humanity. Paul Kahnert discusses how the privatization of health care is just the latest example of conservative heists from the public. And Sophia Harris reports
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: What is Woke? James Lindsay Provides the Answer.
This is what brought me to arms. We are fighting against an ideology that not only wants to tear down this society, but to forever live in a state of revolution. It’s unstable bullshit at its finest and must never be allowed to realize its goals.
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Queer Theory Exists to Normalize Toxic Behaviour in Society
Be suspicious of everthing past the LGB in the LGBTQIA+ acronym, because the “+” sign does some very heavy, very questionable, lifting. So remember folks:
Continue readingThings Are Good: Radical Idea: Libraries
If the idea of a library was purposed today it simply would be laughed out of existence because a library embodies an idea that is often ignored: that people, no matter their status, should be given a chance at no cost. In fact, libraries are free for all and generate
Continue readingThe Maple Monarchists - Blog: Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
It has been quite a year. Queen Elizabeth II oversaw a historic platinum jubilee. Her death, while saddening, resulted in no mad rush for the door at the prospect of King Charles III as republicans had long predicted (hoped?). Instead, the new king has taken to his role with vigor and the people have
Continue readingThings Are Good: Climate Crisis Course Required in Spain
Students at the University of Barcelona will now be required to take a class on the climate crisis regardless of their field of study. Adding the course to all students makes sense since the climate crisis impacts all aspects of knowledge from urban planning to our understanding of history. The
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Richard Smith highlights how there’s no general connection between the cost of health care and patient incomes across different models of funding and delivery, but an obvious connection between profit motives and increased expenses which don’t produce improved outcomes. – Meanwhile, K.J. Aiello
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: What (Unfortunately) Modern Marxism Is
James Lindsay writes about how to recognize the prevalent patterns of Neo-Marxist thought and how to they promulgate in society: “Take race, for example. If one assumes, as did Cheryl I. Harris in 1993, that “whiteness” defines a special form of property that certain people (“whites”) can treat
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Woke Lesson Plans for Kindergarten from Ontario
Any lesson plan that includes a section called “Critical Consciousness” is an immediate red flag. This is the groundwork being put in place to drive deeper the wedge of identity politics in our society via our children. The goal of all CRT is not education, but rather, the creation of
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: 40 Useful Concepts – From of all places, Twitter.
In 40 tweets I will explain 40 useful concepts you should know. Thread: 1. Ostrich Effect: We often try to avoid info that we fear will cause us stress. Thus bills and work emails remain unopened, bank balances remain unchecked. This is counterproductive because ignoring a problem doesn’t eliminate the
Continue readingThe Maple Monarchists - Blog: Demographic Breakdown of Support and Opposition to the Monarchy Earlier This Month in Parliament
Late last month there was a motion introduced by MP Yves-François Blanchet of the Bloc Quebecois advocating for theabolition of the monarchy. I have been somewhat busy thismonth due to municipal elections in New Brunswick and wasnot able to get to it right away. As it turns out the Parliamentof Canada
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