Premier Doug Ford had choice words for students expressing concerns over recent cuts to the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) Tuesday, telling them to “not pick basket-weaving courses” and to invest in education that gives people in-demand jobs.
Speaking to reporters at Queen’s Park, Ford said he received “thousands of calls” from students over the long weekend, who expressed concerns about the province cutting the amount of grant money students can receive through OSAP.
“I mentioned to the students, you have to invest in your future, into in-demand jobs,” he said.
“You’re picking basket-weaving courses, and there’s not too many baskets being sold out there.”
In America we had to take a “physical education class” as freshmen.
And I shit you not, most people took “walking” a class that consisted of walking around campus.
So, I took “swimnastics” instead, and people gave me shit for taking a blowoff when the alternative was just walking around. Like, we couldn’t even take a weight lifting class or anything productive for the requirement. There was no option that fit curriculum that wasn’t bullshit.
Probably because “physical education” is itself bullshit. It neither provides enough activity for the students who are already active and athletic, nor encourages the students who are not active to change their ways (in my experience, it does exactly the opposite). I was overjoyed to be able to drop it after my first year of high school.
This was college…
Grown ass legal adults paying thousands of dollars, to walk around campus an hour a week.
Which is why I did the option that at least involved a pool
Id say its a minimum amount of exercise in an h hour span. Workplaces should have it too.
Phys ed is generally bullying and bodyshaming 101. It is a foundational pillar of society.