The following excerpts are from George Orwell’s, “1984”, probably my second favorite fiction book. This is a pseudo-monologue by the character O’Brien: “You believe that reality is something objective, external, existing in its own right. You also believe that the nature of reality is self-evident. When you delude yourself into thinking that you see something, [...]
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We have all heard the rhetoric before. In the 1970′s the Ontario government (and probably the other provincial governments as well), said they were closing the mental health institutions so that the mentally ill could be taken care of in the community. And, what was that code for? First and foremost, it meant saving money. [...]
Filed under: Education, Politics by Sandy
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Make no mistake, sometimes politics is personal. The best advocate a child can have is his or her own parent. I say “parent” because usually, even in two parent families, only one parent has the time to put into this time-consuming task. Of course, if a two-parent family, usually both parents attend meetings together. And, [...]
Filed under: Education, Politics by Sandy
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