Tag: inclusion
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The Picture that Launched a Thousand Pitchforks
While the whole Mario Mallia thing is happening, across the ocean we have had a Pope with ailing health who traveled to the ends of the Earth to reach out to the indigenous peoples of Canada to apologize for years of colonial interference, genocide, and cultural suppression. Meantime, back home, the chaplain of the town…
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The left hand know not what the right one doeth…
It is truly ironic when a statement against inclusivity comes from an entity that is pushing for its own dissenting voice to be included within the walls of parliament. Such is the lack of self-awareness exhibited by the so-called local rightist movement “Partit Popolari” following Mr. Mario Mallia’s dismissal allegedly over his perspective on inclusivity.…
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Marvel-lous Representation
Don’t you just hate it that you still need to have the same conversation over and over again? This weekend has been a very busy one for comic fans with SDCC being in full swing. And as per usual, the discourse went into “woke culture” and all that nonsense about how it is “ruining media”.…
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Setting Them Up to Watch Them Fall
The system is failing; the amount of content that is expected across the board, even without considering the various individual needs of the students to interact with the curriculum, is laughable. Does anyone out there know or realize that a lot of what my generation was expected to know at the secondary level is now…
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Representation Done Right…?
I am a HUGE comic book geek as well as, well, everything you read here so far; including an ally to the struggles suffered by the LGBTIQ community in order to be included. However, I find that inclusion as a whole has been something mainstream media has a strange, strange relationship with that has been…
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Inclusion Is…
Inclusion is not a trophy for participating. Inclusion is not just representation. Inclusion is not hand-waving your presence that you are there. Inclusion is not having pity Inclusion is not putting other identities down in order to promote yours. Inclusion is not an unfair advantage over the others. Inclusion is not dumbing down everything so…
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Access for All…Terms and Conditions Apply
A lot of effort has been made in helping disadvantaged students achieve some sort of grade in recent years. However, as an LSE I have found that certain access arrangements have still been putting these children at a disadvantage. Most glaringly obvious is the fact that there is no faculty to allow under an official,…
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The “Case” for Students – On Common Questionable Rhetoric in the Educational Environment.
“What case are you being assigned next year?”“What case have you got?” “Oh, my case is giving me trouble!” … You would imagine being either in a forensic department or in a luggage shop listening to these things as an LSE. The fact that we have normalized such discourse in our everyday dialogue is truly…
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“Sicut In Coelo Et In Terra…”
I identify as a Catholic. As a Catholic, it was somewhat of a joy to see how enthusiastic a country which is growing steadily more secular was with participating in the Pope’s visit, even one week after the country was so divided. I found myself thinking “the Church is alive in Malta.” But I found…
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