Any NBE3U alternatives available?
I'm going into grade 11 this year and have been told how terrible the NBE3U course is and doesn't prepare you for grade 12 English. It just feels like it'll be a history class that has a bit of English sprinkled in every now and then.
Don't get me wrong; learning about what happened to the indigenous people is important. Should there be a unit or something? Yes. But a whole class?
Is there any way to do the old grade 11 English curriculum because I'm so damn tired of all this shit? The government doesn't care; they're just checking off a box on the list without realizing how it'll impact youth.
We already read an indigenous book in grade 9 (I chose the marrow thieves, terrible book, do not recommend). I don't get why we have to learn the same shit over and over again. It's getting so annoying to the point that I don't care anymore. I felt bad at first, but now, with all of it constantly being shoved into my face and impacting MY education, I don't.
What's so special about indigenous people anyway? Because they were here first? So what? What about the black people who still face racism? Why don't we talk about that? Or the forigen workers who also face racism? It's mentioned maybe once or twice. Why focus on just one minority who we barely even see in Ontario or interact with, given a lot of them, are on the reserves. Or at least I assume given I can't necessarily tell if someone is indigenous or not just by looking at them 99% of the time.
We already have a month dedicated to indigenous people. When are we going to be 'reconciled' because it feels like it's never going to happen? I'm so done with this bullshit and really hope that there's an alternative. Grades 11 and 12 are super important if you want to get into a good university or college. I have an IEP if that gives me a better chance for accommodations.
I don't hate indigenous people, I'm sure most of them didn't ask for stuff like NBE3U. I hate the government that decided this was a good idea.