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Home My WebLink AboutOntario Conservatives sway on sex-ed curriculum, leaving teaching plan up in the air - Globe & Mail - 07/17/2018 - Globe & Mail - 07/17/20187/17/2018 Ontario Conservatives sway on sex -ed curriculum, leaving teaching plan up in the air - The Globe and Mail hl2,1,l1",'f C R,,,,A1 Ontario Conservatives sway on sex -ed curriculum, leaving teaching plan up in the air VJOSA ISAI AND JUSTIN GIOVANNETTI > IR U II k II... II S II N IF:. IIS J U.0 II... Y :U. 6, 2.0 :U. 8 U IIS II) A IIF II) 3 IA II IN U.0 IIF A G The Ford government repeatedly sought to clarify its plans for sex education on Monday, with varying messages about how much of the curriculum it campaigned against would be rolled back. Last week, the Progressive Conservative government drew an outcry when it announced it would be ditching a three-year-old sex -ed curriculum and go back to a teaching plan last updated in the late 1990s. On Monday, Education Minister Lisa Thompson appeared to backtrack on that decision by saying Ontario students will still learn about topics covered in the new curriculum, including consent, cyber safety and gender identity, when they return to school this fall. S ..r 0 FRY C 0 N ..r II IN l U f::::. S IF3 IF.:::. IL... 0 VV A ID V IF.:::IFS 1f II S F.:::. IM IF.:::. IN "'ll... "We knfflAT they neerl to learn nhnrnt rnment " Che Cnlrl nt the li-ak atim- "We knOAV https://www.thegIobeandmai1.com/canada/article-tories-sway-on-sex-ed-curriculum-leaving-teaching-plan-up-in-the-air/ 1/6 7/17/2018 Ontario Conservatives sway on sex -ed curriculum, leaving teaching plan up in the air - The Globe and Mail hlrolr'f UN Doug Ford Year One: What's happened so far in the new Ontario But shortly after, in a scrum with reporters, she noted that Ontarians knew when they elected the Ford government that the existing sex -education curriculum would be thrown out. She said educators will be able to keep the parts of "the curriculum that embraces preparing students for the realities of today." The portion of the sex -ed curriculum being replaced deals with "developing sexual relations," she said. STORY 0.,.AIFSY C C IWr II N G..0 f:. B If::: IL... O VV A D V If::: IFt..NIf::: M If::: N ...1.. STORY CON...rIIIINUIFES IBIE:II 0W Aidif)VIE:IR, 1f lSIE:MIE:IIN...1.. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article4adensway-on-sex-ed-curriculum-leaving-teaching-plan-up-in-the-air/ 2/6 7/17/2018 Ontario Conservatives sway on sex -ed curriculum, leaving teaching plan up in the air - The Globe and Mail hl2,1,l1",'f Cl,%.fit However, in a statement from her office later on Monday, Ms. Thompson signalled a full retreat from the most recent curriculum. Ms. Thompson said that while the government would revert to the older material, there would be "ample space" for educators to deal with more modern issues missing from the older document. "We are reverting to the full health and physical education curriculum that was last taught in 2014. This curriculum leaves ample space to discuss current social issues. The consultations on the new curriculum will not begin until fall. "We have made no decisions on what the new curriculum will look like. The final decision on the scope of the new curriculum will be based on what we hear from Ontario parents," the statement said. Ms. Thompson has criticized the consultation process on sex -ed under former premier Kathleen Wynne's leadership. S ...r 0 IFRY C 0 IN ...r IN U E.:E S 11:3 x[::::11 0 W A IC:1 V FR 1r S IM IN ...1.. "We're going to respect parents and allow them a chance to once and for all have their voices heard in a very fulsome, thoughtful, inclusive consultation," Ms. Thompson said during Question Period. https://www.thegIobeandmai1.com/canada/article-tories-sway-on-sex-ed-curriculum-leaving-teaching-plan-up-in-the-air/ 3/6 7/17/2018 Ontario Conservatives sway on sex -ed curriculum, leaving teaching plan up in the air - The Globe and Mail hlr;,lr'f Cl,%.fit "It's very hard to grow up LGBT, and when you also aren't given the same resources as heterosexual, cis -gender youth, it can lead to you maybe making some questionable decisions just because you don't know [better] ." The sex -ed move is among a host of Mr. Ford's campaign promises related to education, including a revamped mathematics curriculum, which emphasizes basic arithmetic over problem -solving strategies. The government appears to have begun a review of the training and qualifications that math teachers receive before entering a classroom. A survey sent to institutions that teach education and obtained by The Globe and Mail asks participants about training parameters, such as the number of hours teacher candidates are expected to spend on mathematics, or whether they are required to teach it during practicums. https://www.thegIobeandmai1.com/canada/article-tories-sway-on-sex-ed-curriculum-leaving-teaching-plan-up-in-the-air/ 4/6 7/17/2018 Ontario Conservatives sway on sex -ed curriculum, leaving teaching plan up in the air - The Globe and Mail IrI,lr'f CR,,"A. it vii...ii...%ivdm j%J.3 o 11114 %j1ia.rVM111411141r.::. o o ii %J IN o VV ii o o 1[ IN iu s "IC"IIINCG110 IR II. IP 0 IR T' A IN II:: IR IR 0 IIS IL l'.) II "U' 0 IR II A IL.. C 0 ID F. 0 IF: C 0 IN ID U.0 C "U" c 0 IA IAII:::: IN U S TRENDING 1 That was treason, Donald Trump. 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