Tag: School
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In the Blog
Whatever Happened to Ontario’s Sex Ed Curriculum? The Complete Timeline
After a decade of ongoing controversy, what is the full story of sex education in Ontario? What kind of curriculum do we have now? And more importantly, how exactly have the affected students made their voices heard along the way? READ MORE
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Barriers in the classroom
Latinx students face unique education challenges that are not being addressed. READ MORE
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The harmful effects of slut-shaming in school
Content Note: This blog post discusses slut-shaming and mentions sexual violence, rape culture, self-harm, eating disorders, and suicide. READ MORE
“The first time I was slut-shamed, I was only 13 years old. I did not even realize what it was, I just felt immense shame and humiliation. I was wrongly accused, threatened, punished by school authorities, and ridiculed by my peers — all for sitting on a boy’s lap in a classroom (with other people present).” READ MORE
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In the Blog
What it Means to be a Working Student
There is one thing that is never simple: money. As a college or university student, things only become more daunting with tuition invoices, rent, bills, and other income-absorbing expenses. Students often hold part-time jobs to accumulate income during their studies; for low-income students this is often essential. Desperate enough, students sometimes enter into stressful and toxic work environments. READ MORE
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Too Depressed to go to Class Today: Surviving Academia With Depression
Being depressed can feel like being stuck in a deep hole where no one can hear your screams. For me, it was not showering for 3 weeks, forgetting to brush my teeth, staying in bed for days, lying in filth, not cleaning my room. Clothes all over the floor, eating too much, eating too little, sleeping too much, not sleeping at all. Being depressed was constantly dealing with the thought that I would be better off dead. It was several hospitalizations. It was feeling worthless. It was missing school for weeks. It was feeling as if I did not have any friends or that nobody loved me. It was feeling as if I did not matter to anyone. Being depressed was living in my own hell on earth. READ MORE
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In the Blog
Mid-Week Round Up: March 5
Check out what’s making been making our headlines this week. READ MORE
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Youth Voices
Five Tips For Surviving High School as a Trans Youth
Blogger Kaylie Sorrenti shares their strategies for getting through High School as a Trans Youth READ MORE
