tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7405438569183854317.post3525434543828030227..comments2024-01-30T02:02:02.972-05:00Comments on Ms.Marx: On Pop Culture: Another reason I don't like the local newspaperMs.Marxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05319090803199238459noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7405438569183854317.post-56110503378826765222011-01-03T08:48:47.671-05:002011-01-03T08:48:47.671-05:00I agree that it should be taught in every classroo...I agree that it should be taught in every classroom. I don't remember ever learning about aboriginal culture in a classroom. I think we had a traditional dancer of some sort come to the school once and we saw her dance in the gym, but that was about the extent of it.Ms.Marxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319090803199238459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7405438569183854317.post-32333590409223390072011-01-02T16:10:40.395-05:002011-01-02T16:10:40.395-05:00On the subject of aboriginal culture: it's har...On the subject of aboriginal culture: it's hard to believe how little we know of subjects such as history, political organization and creation myths, let alone medicine and food/agriculture. It should be compulsory in every Canadian classroom to learn something of First Nations cultures from the area around the school, or from the province. When I was teaching ESL and FSL, I tried to include as many stories and legends as I could as part of reading and conversation exercises. However, there are few resources for grades 1-8.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7405438569183854317.post-44859656538020881442010-12-05T13:14:13.206-05:002010-12-05T13:14:13.206-05:00It looks like in this regard you share a nice big ...It looks like in this regard you share a nice big issue with those of use south of your border. Most people born in the US can't even come close to passing our citizenship test. Most people, for example, can't name a Supreme Court case outside of Roe v. Wade and most of them can't name a President beyond the last few or the first couple. And yet, they are the REAL Americans. Maybe we can solve this one together.burnsbabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18376353238211267217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7405438569183854317.post-25751012703172961952010-12-04T15:21:47.702-05:002010-12-04T15:21:47.702-05:00This rise of anti-immigrant sentiment might be con...This rise of anti-immigrant sentiment might be connected to the fact that multicultural reforms (as liberal and ultimately protective, as you point out, of the normative settler culture) succeed in making token changes that offend white power. Now that being white and male does not mean that you are automatically guaranteed the best job (though it is still an advantage just not a 100% guarantee), the privileged seem to think that every multicultural change somehow victimizes them. That Macleans article about universities that used a "yellow peril" is another example of this sentiment.JMPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13384595330293618571noreply@blogger.com