Teacher "shortage" is a myth - it's a shortage of secure teacher contracts: ❌ % of teachers w/ temporary contracts has ⬆️ since early 2000s ❌ There's 50k-100k unemployed/underemployed certified teachers in #OntEd ❌ Temporary jobs are more precarious thespec.com/opinion/contri…

My trans visibility gets me threats and hate mail. My visibility as a trans advocate comes at an immense cost to my mental health. I dream of a 🇨🇦 where being yourself and advocating for your community doesn’t mean having a target on your back. #TransDayOfVisibility

Been thinking about things that we should normalize saying. Such as: “I don’t know enough about that to have an opinion.” “My thoughts on that have changed based on new information I’ve learned.” “I’m sorry…” (followed by an acknowledgment of specific harm caused)

PDSB parents/guardians are invited to register for the Two Spirit and LGBTQIA+ Inclusion sessions hosted by Parent Involvement and presented by CANVAS on: April 24 @ Mayfield S.S. from 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. May 29 @ David Suzuki S.S. 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. Learn more:peelschools.org/Inclusion

Maybe we should obsess less over *whether* tech will replace a human skill and simply focus on taking care of that which is human. If tech starts doing enough human things, maybe we expand the definition of humanity to include that tech. Until then, care about other people.

Jamie Mitchell Luke Persaud I believe the definition is, if Lecce has posted a selfie there, it’s social media.

LeVar Burton gets emotional discussing the “Reading Rainbow” doc in an era of book banning.

I love LeVar Burton and if you don't you need to unfollow me right now please and thank you

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How is it possible that it’s 2024 and women’s clothing manufacturers still haven’t figured out that removable cutlets are a ridiculous idea in bras and swimsuits?

If you have a few moments to listen to this interview as a parent with your child. Possible one of the best post race interviews I have ever watched #PlayOn

If your politics have brought you to a place where you attack a neurodivergent teen for showing love and affection for his father, you’re really just a crappy person. There’s no other side to that.

“what radicalized you?” probably my basic human empathy

As a long-time downtown Toronto cyclist who also owns & drives a car in the city, I think have some insight into what drives some people to rage against bike lanes in the GTA. I honestly feel that root of anti-bike lane sentiment is jealousy. 🧵 #onpoli Prabmeet Sarkaria

Taking some cars off the road however, works very well. This requires better alternatives to driving: Building (& funding!) good quality, reliable public transit. Updating streets to include safe, protected bike lanes. These are tested, globally proven traffic solutions.

i mourne the decline of the magazine so much. sometimes you want to throw your phone aside and not read a book but a third thing and that was what the magazine was.

OSSTF Toronto endorsed candidates. It is so important that you get out and vote! Make a plan and bring people with you!

And there it is. It was always heading here for her. My previous trans family: I see you, I am an ally, and I have your back. There’s a lot of bigotry and hate out there, and horrific efforts to erase your very existence. But you are a beautiful part of our human rainbow, you