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I’ve been around long enough to have anticipated the backlash which resulted from the #METOO movement. Its been particularly draconian in the States, what with the gutting of Planned Parenthood and ever shrinking access to safe abortions. These things were to be expected and follow a pattern which has prevailed since modern feminism began inContinue reading “Where’s that confounded line!?”

I taught drama to a couple primary classes a year during my time as an elementary school teacher/librarian, and inevitably I had them interpret and perform at least one fairy tale as part of my curriculum. Pretty well every kid I taught knew a variety of fairy tales and some nursery rhymes when I tookContinue reading “The Problem with Princesses”

There has been a lot of information in the press over the last year about the precipitous increase in violence and misbehaviour in Ontario’s schools. Reports of classrooms being trashed, students being evacuated, and education workers being injured abound. I was hopeful that the sheer volume of information coming out might force the government toContinue reading “Who really pays for educational underfunding?”

I am a 58 year old woman, and while I was warned in years past by female friends senior to me that the world views older women much differently than young ones, I did not realize until recently how overlooked older women truly are. Actually, it would be more accurate to say that the worldContinue reading “Watch as I slowly Disappear”