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&lt;div&gt;==Linda&#039;s Individual Narrative==&lt;br /&gt;
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For my individual narrative I am writing from the viewpoint of Ontario&#039;s Prime Minister. &lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;March 22, 2049&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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“The gap between the rich and the poor has substantively increased, and our young citizens are being blocked from secure jobs because the interview process favours candidates with the social capital to answer questions correctly. So my question is, how can the Premier advocate for meritocracy in a system that keeps people disenfranchised, while rewarding the select few? Why does this Premier believe, that our working class citizens don’t deserve the same opportunities as everybody else!?”&lt;br /&gt;
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The Opposition’s Speaker sat as the body of people around her clapped. &lt;br /&gt;
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I resisted the urge to roll my eyes at the hypocrite who secured her position due to our current system, but would criticize the way it functioned to bring down the public’s opinion on my Independent Party of Canada.&lt;br /&gt;
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It was the last quarter of the Question Period at the Legislative Assembly of Ontario &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Legislative Assembly of Ontario. (2024). Question Period archive. https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/video/question-period-archive&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, and I watched from television at home how the opposition tried to tear into the very ideologies my party stood for. But it wouldn’t matter. The Minister will use statistics of secondary school graduation to illustrate the success of the current system while deflecting on the social capital aspect. &lt;br /&gt;
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“That of course is incorrect, Mrs. Speaker,” my Minister of Education stood to speak. “Our current education system provides equitable learning opportunities by using a standardized curriculum across the province. Regardless of one’s social status or identity, they are given the very same education, access to digital tools, and fair AI grading. The success of this curriculum is supported by our 90% graduation rate of secondary students achieving a GPA of 80% or above. &lt;br /&gt;
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However, whether a student is able to transfer knowledge from the curriculum to the interview process is an individual’s responsibility and a show of their merit.”&lt;br /&gt;
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The oppositions’s body chattered as the Minister spoke and the Clerk overseeing the Assembly repeated  “Order”. &lt;br /&gt;
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My Minister’s response was really quite predictable. I would need to advise him to expand his argument though. In theory, no one could deny that remote learning  resulted in the highest secondary school graduation rate in Ontario’s history. The problem was that every student was able to simply use AI technologies like Chat GPT to formulate answers and achieve a high GPA. This created a major grade inflation and students were being rejected left and right! &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; Crawley, M. (2023, June, 20). What Ontario’s rising high school grades means for university admissions. CBC News. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-university-admission-rising-grades-1.6875357 &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. As such, colleges and universities could no longer select students on grades alone. The interview selection weeded out the individuals who could not make correct response without AI. As such, success required critically thinking skills that many had not earned by being digitally dependent. &lt;br /&gt;
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Now then, speaker. Let’s see how you refute by bringing up the dichotomy in current jobs available to the graduates of secondary students and post-secondary. &lt;br /&gt;
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The opposition’s speaker stood again. &lt;br /&gt;
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“Speaker, even the Ministry of Labour does not seem to understand how our current system supports meritocracy. Every labour expert in the province is saying we need more skilled workers, not less. This is what the people of Ontario want too. They want schools that teach students the skills needed to enter post-secondary and succeed in the job market. Change needs to happen for our children, for the next generation! But instead we have riots in the street. We have an increase in poverty, crime, and homelessness!&lt;br /&gt;
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So I am going to ask one more time, Speaker. How can the Premier justify that our curriculum promotes meritocracy when our children are gradating secondary school without the skills needed to perform basic skills without digital technology?”&lt;br /&gt;
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It wasn’t a bad rebuttal, bringing in the next generation. But she could have made her argument more compact if she used recent and specific examples, that way she  could really drive the issue home. Like last’s week protest in front of the C.N Tower by the unemployed who were laid of from their customer service jobs because they were too heavily reliant on Chat GPT when dealing with customer complaints that the organization decided to simply replace their jobs with the AI. While her current response brought in important issues, as vague as they were, they could also be routed vaguely by delegating responsibility to the Ministry of Labour or individual merit!&lt;br /&gt;
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But seriously, if people had time to protest or riot in the streets then why weren’t they working in jobs they were suited for? If they had the brains to get away with crime, then why couldn’t they use their intelligence to use their beloved internet to teach themselves how to prepare for a job interview? If there were low-skill manufacturing jobs available then why would they choose to be homeless.&lt;br /&gt;
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While it is true that I inherited my estate from my parents, that still didn’t excuse people who weren’t so lucky from not having to work, or at least renting a mattress in one of the provinces Temporary Housing Centre. Options were available, people were just too arrogant to use them. &lt;br /&gt;
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I thought back to my own child. My eldest daughter had attended public school in the same curriculum as every other child in Ontario.  I made sure she had worked hard to earn her grades. I had used my savings to ensure a tutor to help her develop literacy and mathematical skills without the use of AI. When she was younger she despised me for not letting her do it the easy way, Chat GPT, like all her classmates. She claimed that during class they would play on their smart phones and make Tik Tok videos while the classroom attendant also played on their phone! I was the only parent demanding to see what she completed when she got home and asking her follow up questions on how she got to her responses in order to ensure that she was using the AI apps to assist her thinking and research.&lt;br /&gt;
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She came to once the post-secondary interviewers asked her questions that required memorization of content, demonstration of critical thinking and problem solving.&lt;br /&gt;
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At the end of the day it is the agency of a parent and student that determines whether someone will be digitally depended or competent, not the curriculum itself! Online learning just made this more transparent than ever. Those who really wanted an education would study whereas those who just wanted a diploma would use the mechanisms available to succeed without putting in effort.&lt;br /&gt;
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“Mrs Speaker, what you are trying to do is forcibly drag in municipalities that are unrelated to the Ministry of Education. The Ministry of Labour and the Ministry of Education have different areas of responsibility. You are playing on the fears of the people by claiming that the biggest obstacle to hiring more skilled workers is the availability of skilled workers which is being caused by our current education system. &lt;br /&gt;
This is false. Our current curriculum teaches our citizens to value meritocracy and creates equitable learning opportunities. However, it is the people’s choice not to take jobs that are currently available or to be swept into jobs that do not compensate well because they do not have the ability to perform in jobs that require responsible citizens. It is not the obligation of the Ministry of Education to ensure that the jobs available to the people of Ontario have the benefits and security they aspire for, that is the Ministry of Labour’s responsibility. And if more skilled workers are needed, what is stopping the people from attending private training or tutelage to become successful in such jobs. Those who are in these skilled positions, I am sure, will say that they put in the effort, and even saved money for further private education instead of spending on unnecessary pleasures”&lt;br /&gt;
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The Clerk spoke up, “Next question, if you would please leader of the opposition”.&lt;br /&gt;
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“When the previous government was in power they spent billions in education. The party and government now, IPC, stoped funding education, it was their platform!” They even tabled a Bill, “The Remote Learning for Equitable Education Act.” My question to the Premier, does the Premier still believe that remote learning leads to equitable education in spite of these protests in the street and increasing gap between the haves and have nots?”&lt;br /&gt;
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So she was moving on to equitable learning. It was the next big argument in order to justify that the current system wasn’t working. Again, she should have clarified how the current system in inequitable. For example, Many people in the protests were notably those who were historically discriminated against and receiving the brunt of the economic disparity. The marginalized continued to be marginalized because they did not have the resources to pay for proper tutors or private school so they were being left behind. Their children’s achievement meant nothing if it did not translate to better opportunity or social mobility. Earlier in the month one of these protests turned into a riot that resulted in some private tutor  businesses being burned and windows broken through.&lt;br /&gt;
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I really expected more from a politician than this!&lt;br /&gt;
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So many jobs have steadily been replaced by AI because the people were too reliant that they actually let the AI do the work for them. Entry level jobs customer service like cashiers, bank workers, and sales associates are usually the first to be replaced after the drastic shift of replacing teachers. This replacement simultaneously made it more difficult for people to obtain entry-level positions which helped deepen the stark contrast between the white collar positions that couldn’t be fully replaced with AI (doctors, politicians, lawyers, business leaders), and the ones that no one wanted because of the low pay and lack of skills needed. &lt;br /&gt;
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The Clerk addressed the next speaker from my representatives to respond to the Oppositions accusation, “President of the Treasury Board”.&lt;br /&gt;
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“Mrs. Speaker under our government, the province has saved billions of dollars from the remote learning project, which has been used to invest in industries such as manufacturing for necessities such as digital electronics, and electric vehicles. Nearly, 800 thousand new jobs in manufacturing have been created as a result! The people of Ontario should be proud of this success.&lt;br /&gt;
Under the previous government, schooling had been increasingly irrelevant to students as it used traditional pedagogy for skills that were no longer relevant, such as essay writing, or memorization of concepts or mathematic equations, in the face of having tools that  to perform these tasks in everyday life. &lt;br /&gt;
We had a surplus post-secondary graduates who could not find jobs after graduation and a sense of hopelessness for the future. Remote learning made it so students no longer need to engage in these irrelevant school practices, and bottlenecked the admission into post-secondary by making entry more competitive so that the exceptional students who are accepted and graduate with a degree will have a chance to get the secure job they worked hard for.&lt;br /&gt;
Our equitable education does not mean everyone will get a six figure job because that is unrealistic. What it provides, is the opportunity and access for everyone to succeed through the same lesson content and grading. Thank you.”&lt;br /&gt;
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“The supplementary question” The Clerk again. &lt;br /&gt;
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“This is the type of gas lighting that the people of Ontario are fed up with. People are protesting across the province. Last week, yesterday, today. &lt;br /&gt;
While your agenda may have convinced the generation of parents who had children struggling in education after the pandemic, it will not mislead the current generation of secondary school graduates and older generation who benefitted from traditional classroom settings.  &lt;br /&gt;
They are experiencing precarious working conditions without unions, or safe paid leave. People who cannot work due to injuries or mental health are falling through the cracks and being blamed for their situation. What they see when they look up on screens and use social media is their government enjoying benefits from their tax paid dollars, that are telling them that everything is ok whilst they are privatizing society and making things worse for the majority.&lt;br /&gt;
People cannot afford to live in Ontario unless they come from generations of wealth. Everything in society is becoming two-tiered so that the rich can pay for better services while the poor are either too busy working to make ends meet or protesting because they cannot survive in this economy. &lt;br /&gt;
What does it matter if the GDP is higher than ever, if people cannot access healthcare, welfare, housing, or even proper food?! Your government began cutting welfare services and food banks have reached max capacity that they are turning people down! When public education is so broken that only children who receive private tutors gain the social capital to succeed? Where is the money saved from education going?&lt;br /&gt;
I need to ask again, does the Premier truly believe that our current remote curriculum promotes equitable learning and meritocracy? That the money saved from remote learning is being used for the people as your party promised?”&lt;br /&gt;
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I sigh. Her support of the inequity argument was fully based on class. Looks like she didn’t do any research herself. Well, that just makes it easier for my party so all is well. &lt;br /&gt;
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It’s true that privatization led to two-tiered systems of accessing services. After all, it would be unfair for people who are contributing most to society through their tax dollars to not receive the services they need that are funded by them. I for one, was very pleased with the current outcome because it meant that I could simply pay to get what I need instead of waiting long periods, as was in the past. Just the other day, I had passed by a clinic and witnessed a huge line for public provided healthcare. Those are people who are receiving benefits for free so of course there has to be some sort of equilibrium, such as hours of waiting for service. &lt;br /&gt;
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To say public education was broken, however, was quite the exaggeration. As long as there are those who can succeed, then it serves its purpose fine. How many people do we really need in high paid positions anyway&amp;gt;  The economy needs a large number of blue-collar work in order to create high GDP. &lt;br /&gt;
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By continuing to privatize the economy, welfare systems need to decrease too so that people will have the motivation to work hard and pay for services instead of just taking from tax payers. People will become divided by the poor who work and the poor who do not. Naturally, the rich who fund welfare services will not be pleased to contribute so much to them, and the poor who work will also turn against those who are trying to fly by without effort. Eventually those who refuse to work or choose to protest will naturally diminish against the flow of the economy that does not hand out freebies. &lt;br /&gt;
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With privatization the province will benefit in the long term too. And keeping the current curriculum in place, that promotes our meritocracy ideology,  makes it easier for students to graduate without the ability to critically think about alternative systems. In all these recent protests, there slogans were directly taken from Chat GPT! I know because I searched up, “what is a good protest against the current curriculum?”&lt;br /&gt;
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My Treasury Board stood to respond,&lt;br /&gt;
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“What Mrs. Speaker is saying makes no sense… The current government of Ontario is making  investments for the people&#039;s sake, using the 40 billion savings per year from Education. We cannot be held accountable for the deficit in services that our government inherited. The issues in society you listed;  healthcare, welfare, food prices, they were already sinking when the IPC stepped up. As our platform stated then, in order to help the people of Ontario we need to invest in the economy. We have reinvested in jobs that anyone can enter despite the call to turn to AI as workers. Privatization is a long term investment for the province. While citizens may not see immediate benefits, over time when the province accumulates enough money they will investment into infrastructure and services that will help the future generation. So they do not need to inherit a deficit society. &lt;br /&gt;
In the past we dealt with a quarter of schools having daily teacher shortages. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; Wilson, C. (2024, March 25). Schools across Ontario seeing extreme teaching staff shortages: survey. CP24 News. https://www.cp24.com/news/schools-across-ontario-seeing-extreme-teaching-staff-shortages-survey-1.6821344 &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. Children’s education was disrupted daily because there was not enough qualified teachers that the school board was willing to hire for contract positions. By attempting to keep teachers stuck in Occasional and Long Term Occasional positions, the previous government created a system where students were not receiving the quality education they deserved. Students had no choice but to use AI as teachers so instead of moving against the flow, the IPC provided a solution that benefited students, parents, and the province”&lt;br /&gt;
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Now then, since the opposition speaker had only brought in class and wealth disparity, there was no reason for the Treasury Board to do anything but counter with the wealth of the province increasing. &lt;br /&gt;
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I switch off my phone as the final remark to the morning session would be given to the Opposition. She would definitely end with more disparities in society and say that it would all be fixed by returning to the old teaching system. &lt;br /&gt;
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“The final supplementary for the morning session” The Clerk announced.&lt;br /&gt;
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“It is true our province experienced a teacher shortage, It is also true our children were disrupted, first with the pandemic, and then with digital devices that provided easy access to AI to do the work for them, or by using smart phones and  social media in class instead of engaging in lessons. &lt;br /&gt;
Instead of fixing the problem, you took away investing in education and convinced vulnerable parents with a campaign platform not supported by any evidence. &lt;br /&gt;
Our province is facing an educational crisis. It is facing a food crisis. A housing crisis. A poverty and homelessness crisis. A healthcare crisis. A mental health crisis. But most of all a privatization crisis. &lt;br /&gt;
Instead of fixing our education you broke it. You used false promises of boosting our economy to help the people of Ontario as a guise for privatizing the economy and making the rich richer. &lt;br /&gt;
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Your party would rather spend millions on partisan ads that try to convince the people of Ontario that you are doing a good job instead of investing in our children.&lt;br /&gt;
Enough is enough. &lt;br /&gt;
The government has shown Ontario who they really are. The neoliberal spending has led to a devastating class gap and a lost generation that feels alienated. &lt;br /&gt;
Ontario needs qualified teachers back in classrooms. We need to go back to the basics. Increasing digital literacy is an important skill but students still need literacy and mathematic foundations. &lt;br /&gt;
We call for the government to invest in real in person classes. To invest in Education so that we can certify qualified teachers. And to use previously certified teachers in the meantime while we still have time prevent our education from completely shattering. The only way Ontario will ever be for the people, is if we put a stop to these baseless meritocracy propaganda and reverse the privatization of the economy and teach children the knowledge and skills needed to actually become full participating citizens. Thank you.”&lt;br /&gt;
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“That concludes our question period for this morning” The Clerk’s voice was drowned by the applause of the Oppositions body. &lt;br /&gt;
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The responses had all gone according to Chat GPT as I had been using the voice to text feature to predict the debate. It was such a useful tool to be able to predict arguments and possible counters. Of course, unlike the Opposition’s speaker today I would do research into the latest news stories and brain storm my own counters to the counters Chat GPT came up with against my own party! I would need to speak to my Minister about solely relying on the tool as he did in they exchange. &lt;br /&gt;
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At the end of the day, despite the inequality created by standardized remote learning, this kind of learning was here to stay because our party gave the people what they wanted. Students  wanted to be disengaged in classrooms. We gave it to them. They wanted to use AI, we allowed it. Parents wanted higher graduation without thinking about what would happen if their children weren’t actually earning it, and we followed through! They wanted us. They wanted the IPC. They just couldn’t understand that every appeasement had a long term consequence. Digital dependence and privatizing society was only thanks to their compliance. Our party gave them everything they asked for, now they’re protesting that this digital overtake isn’t a monster they created!&lt;br /&gt;
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I laugh.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;==Linda&#039;s Individual Narrative==&lt;br /&gt;
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For my individual narrative I am writing from the viewpoint of Ontario&#039;s Prime Minister. &lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;March 22, 2049&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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“The gap between the rich and the poor has substantively increased, and our young citizens are being blocked from secure jobs because the interview process favours candidates with the social capital to answer questions correctly. So my question is, how can the Premier advocate for meritocracy in a system that keeps people disenfranchised, while rewarding the select few? Why does this Premier believe, that our working class citizens don’t deserve the same opportunities as everybody else!?”&lt;br /&gt;
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The Opposition’s Speaker sat as the body of people around her clapped. &lt;br /&gt;
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I resisted the urge to roll my eyes at the hypocrite who secured her position due to our current system, but would criticize the way it functioned to bring down the public’s opinion on my Independent Party of Canada.&lt;br /&gt;
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It was the last quarter of the Question Period at the Legislative Assembly of Ontario &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Legislative Assembly of Ontario. (2024). Question Period archive. https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/video/question-period-archive&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, and I watched from television at home how the opposition tried to tear into the very ideologies my party stood for. But it wouldn’t matter. The Minister will use statistics of secondary school graduation to illustrate the success of the current system while deflecting on the social capital aspect. &lt;br /&gt;
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“That of course is incorrect, Mrs. Speaker,” my Minister of Education stood to speak. “Our current education system provides equitable learning opportunities by using a standardized curriculum across the province. Regardless of one’s social status or identity, they are given the very same education, access to digital tools, and fair AI grading. The success of this curriculum is supported by our 90% graduation rate of secondary students achieving a GPA of 80% or above. &lt;br /&gt;
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However, whether a student is able to transfer knowledge from the curriculum to the interview process is an individual’s responsibility and a show of their merit.”&lt;br /&gt;
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The oppositions’s body chattered as the Minister spoke and the Clerk overseeing the Assembly repeated  “Order”. &lt;br /&gt;
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My Minister’s response was really quite predictable. I would need to advise him to expand his argument though. In theory, no one could deny that remote learning  resulted in the highest secondary school graduation rate in Ontario’s history. The problem was that every student was able to simply use AI technologies like Chat GPT to formulate answers and achieve a high GPA. This created a major grade inflation and students were being rejected left and right! &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; Crawley, M. (2023, June, 20). What Ontario’s rising high school grades means for university admissions. CBC News. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-university-admission-rising-grades-1.6875357 &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. As such, colleges and universities could no longer select students on grades alone. The interview selection weeded out the individuals who could not make correct response without AI. As such, success required critically thinking skills that many had not earned by being digitally dependent. &lt;br /&gt;
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Now then, speaker. Let’s see how you refute by bringing up the dichotomy in current jobs available to the graduates of secondary students and post-secondary. &lt;br /&gt;
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The opposition’s speaker stood again. &lt;br /&gt;
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“Speaker, even the Ministry of Labour does not seem to understand how our current system supports meritocracy. Every labour expert in the province is saying we need more skilled workers, not less. This is what the people of Ontario want too. They want schools that teach students the skills needed to enter post-secondary and succeed in the job market. Change needs to happen for our children, for the next generation! But instead we have riots in the street. We have an increase in poverty, crime, and homelessness!&lt;br /&gt;
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So I am going to ask one more time, Speaker. How can the Premier justify that our curriculum promotes meritocracy when our children are gradating secondary school without the skills needed to perform basic skills without digital technology?”&lt;br /&gt;
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It wasn’t a bad rebuttal, bringing in the next generation. But she could have made her argument more compact if she used recent and specific examples, that way she  could really drive the issue home. Like last’s week protest in front of the C.N Tower by the unemployed who were laid of from their customer service jobs because they were too heavily reliant on Chat GPT when dealing with customer complaints that the organization decided to simply replace their jobs with the AI. While her current response brought in important issues, as vague as they were, they could also be routed vaguely by delegating responsibility to the Ministry of Labour or individual merit!&lt;br /&gt;
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But seriously, if people had time to protest or riot in the streets then why weren’t they working in jobs they were suited for? If they had the brains to get away with crime, then why couldn’t they use their intelligence to use their beloved internet to teach themselves how to prepare for a job interview? If there were low-skill manufacturing jobs available then why would they choose to be homeless.&lt;br /&gt;
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While it is true that I inherited my estate from my parents, that still didn’t excuse people who weren’t so lucky from not having to work, or at least renting a mattress in one of the provinces Temporary Housing Centre. Options were available, people were just too arrogant to use them. &lt;br /&gt;
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I thought back to my own child. My eldest daughter had attended public school in the same curriculum as every other child in Ontario.  I made sure she had worked hard to earn her grades. I had used my savings to ensure a tutor to help her develop literacy and mathematical skills without the use of AI. When she was younger she despised me for not letting her do it the easy way, Chat GPT, like all her classmates. She claimed that during class they would play on their smart phones and make Tik Tok videos while the classroom attendant also played on their phone! I was the only parent demanding to see what she completed when she got home and asking her follow up questions on how she got to her responses in order to ensure that she was using the AI apps to assist her thinking and research.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
She came to once the post-secondary interviewers asked her questions that required memorization of content, demonstration of critical thinking and problem solving.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 At the end of the day it is the agency of a parent and student that determines whether someone will be digitally depended or competent, not the curriculum itself! Online learning just made this more transparent than ever. Those who really wanted an education would study whereas those who just wanted a diploma would use the mechanisms available to succeed without putting in effort.&lt;br /&gt;
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“Mrs Speaker, what you are trying to do is forcibly drag in municipalities that are unrelated to the Ministry of Education. The Ministry of Labour and the Ministry of Education have different areas of responsibility. You are playing on the fears of the people by claiming that the biggest obstacle to hiring more skilled workers is the availability of skilled workers which is being caused by our current education system. &lt;br /&gt;
This is false. Our current curriculum teaches our citizens to value meritocracy and creates equitable learning opportunities. However, it is the people’s choice not to take jobs that are currently available or to be swept into jobs that do not compensate well because they do not have the ability to perform in jobs that require responsible citizens. It is not the obligation of the Ministry of Education to ensure that the jobs available to the people of Ontario have the benefits and security they aspire for, that is the Ministry of Labour’s responsibility. And if more skilled workers are needed, what is stopping the people from attending private training or tutelage to become successful in such jobs. Those who are in these skilled positions, I am sure, will say that they put in the effort, and even saved money for further private education instead of spending on unnecessary pleasures”&lt;br /&gt;
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The Clerk spoke up, “Next question, if you would please leader of the opposition”.&lt;br /&gt;
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“When the previous government was in power they spent billions in education. The party and government now, IPC, stoped funding education, it was their platform!” They even tabled a Bill, “The Remote Learning for Equitable Education Act.” My question to the Premier, does the Premier still believe that remote learning leads to equitable education in spite of these protests in the street and increasing gap between the haves and have nots?”&lt;br /&gt;
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So she was moving on to equitable learning. It was the next big argument in order to justify that the current system wasn’t working. Again, she should have clarified how the current system in inequitable. For example, Many people in the protests were notably those who were historically discriminated against and receiving the brunt of the economic disparity. The marginalized continued to be marginalized because they did not have the resources to pay for proper tutors or private school so they were being left behind. Their children’s achievement meant nothing if it did not translate to better opportunity or social mobility. Earlier in the month one of these protests turned into a riot that resulted in some private tutor  businesses being burned and windows broken through.&lt;br /&gt;
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I really expected more from a politician than this!&lt;br /&gt;
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So many jobs have steadily been replaced by AI because the people were too reliant that they actually let the AI do the work for them. Entry level jobs customer service like cashiers, bank workers, and sales associates are usually the first to be replaced after the drastic shift of replacing teachers. This replacement simultaneously made it more difficult for people to obtain entry-level positions which helped deepen the stark contrast between the white collar positions that couldn’t be fully replaced with AI (doctors, politicians, lawyers, business leaders), and the ones that no one wanted because of the low pay and lack of skills needed. &lt;br /&gt;
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The Clerk addressed the next speaker from my representatives to respond to the Oppositions accusation, “President of the Treasury Board”.&lt;br /&gt;
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“Mrs. Speaker under our government, the province has saved billions of dollars from the remote learning project, which has been used to invest in industries such as manufacturing for necessities such as digital electronics, and electric vehicles. Nearly, 800 thousand new jobs in manufacturing have been created as a result! The people of Ontario should be proud of this success.&lt;br /&gt;
Under the previous government, schooling had been increasingly irrelevant to students as it used traditional pedagogy for skills that were no longer relevant, such as essay writing, or memorization of concepts or mathematic equations, in the face of having tools that  to perform these tasks in everyday life. &lt;br /&gt;
We had a surplus post-secondary graduates who could not find jobs after graduation and a sense of hopelessness for the future. Remote learning made it so students no longer need to engage in these irrelevant school practices, and bottlenecked the admission into post-secondary by making entry more competitive so that the exceptional students who are accepted and graduate with a degree will have a chance to get the secure job they worked hard for.&lt;br /&gt;
Our equitable education does not mean everyone will get a six figure job because that is unrealistic. What it provides, is the opportunity and access for everyone to succeed through the same lesson content and grading. Thank you.”&lt;br /&gt;
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“The supplementary question” The Clerk again. &lt;br /&gt;
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“This is the type of gas lighting that the people of Ontario are fed up with. People are protesting across the province. Last week, yesterday, today. &lt;br /&gt;
While your agenda may have convinced the generation of parents who had children struggling in education after the pandemic, it will not mislead the current generation of secondary school graduates and older generation who benefitted from traditional classroom settings.  &lt;br /&gt;
They are experiencing precarious working conditions without unions, or safe paid leave. People who cannot work due to injuries or mental health are falling through the cracks and being blamed for their situation. What they see when they look up on screens and use social media is their government enjoying benefits from their tax paid dollars, that are telling them that everything is ok whilst they are privatizing society and making things worse for the majority.&lt;br /&gt;
People cannot afford to live in Ontario unless they come from generations of wealth. Everything in society is becoming two-tiered so that the rich can pay for better services while the poor are either too busy working to make ends meet or protesting because they cannot survive in this economy. &lt;br /&gt;
What does it matter if the GDP is higher than ever, if people cannot access healthcare, welfare, housing, or even proper food?! Your government began cutting welfare services and food banks have reached max capacity that they are turning people down! When public education is so broken that only children who receive private tutors gain the social capital to succeed? Where is the money saved from education going?&lt;br /&gt;
I need to ask again, does the Premier truly believe that our current remote curriculum promotes equitable learning and meritocracy? That the money saved from remote learning is being used for the people as your party promised?”&lt;br /&gt;
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I sigh. Her support of the inequity argument was fully based on class. Looks like she didn’t do any research herself. Well, that just makes it easier for my party so all is well. &lt;br /&gt;
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It’s true that privatization led to two-tiered systems of accessing services. After all, it would be unfair for people who are contributing most to society through their tax dollars to not receive the services they need that are funded by them. I for one, was very pleased with the current outcome because it meant that I could simply pay to get what I need instead of waiting long periods, as was in the past. Just the other day, I had passed by a clinic and witnessed a huge line for public provided healthcare. Those are people who are receiving benefits for free so of course there has to be some sort of equilibrium, such as hours of waiting for service. &lt;br /&gt;
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To say public education was broken, however, was quite the exaggeration. As long as there are those who can succeed, then it serves its purpose fine. How many people do we really need in high paid positions anyway&amp;gt;  The economy needs a large number of blue-collar work in order to create high GDP. &lt;br /&gt;
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By continuing to privatize the economy, welfare systems need to decrease too so that people will have the motivation to work hard and pay for services instead of just taking from tax payers. People will become divided by the poor who work and the poor who do not. Naturally, the rich who fund welfare services will not be pleased to contribute so much to them, and the poor who work will also turn against those who are trying to fly by without effort. Eventually those who refuse to work or choose to protest will naturally diminish against the flow of the economy that does not hand out freebies. &lt;br /&gt;
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With privatization the province will benefit in the long term too. And keeping the current curriculum in place, that promotes our meritocracy ideology,  makes it easier for students to graduate without the ability to critically think about alternative systems. In all these recent protests, there slogans were directly taken from Chat GPT! I know because I searched up, “what is a good protest against the current curriculum?”&lt;br /&gt;
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My Treasury Board stood to respond,&lt;br /&gt;
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“What Mrs. Speaker is saying makes no sense… The current government of Ontario is making  investments for the people&#039;s sake, using the 40 billion savings per year from Education. We cannot be held accountable for the deficit in services that our government inherited. The issues in society you listed;  healthcare, welfare, food prices, they were already sinking when the IPC stepped up. As our platform stated then, in order to help the people of Ontario we need to invest in the economy. We have reinvested in jobs that anyone can enter despite the call to turn to AI as workers. Privatization is a long term investment for the province. While citizens may not see immediate benefits, over time when the province accumulates enough money they will investment into infrastructure and services that will help the future generation. So they do not need to inherit a deficit society. &lt;br /&gt;
In the past we dealt with a quarter of schools having daily teacher shortages. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; Wilson, C. (2024, March 25). Schools across Ontario seeing extreme teaching staff shortages: survey. CP24 News. https://www.cp24.com/news/schools-across-ontario-seeing-extreme-teaching-staff-shortages-survey-1.6821344 &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. Children’s education was disrupted daily because there was not enough qualified teachers that the school board was willing to hire for contract positions. By attempting to keep teachers stuck in Occasional and Long Term Occasional positions, the previous government created a system where students were not receiving the quality education they deserved. Students had no choice but to use AI as teachers so instead of moving against the flow, the IPC provided a solution that benefited students, parents, and the province”&lt;br /&gt;
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Now then, since the opposition speaker had only brought in class and wealth disparity, there was no reason for the Treasury Board to do anything but counter with the wealth of the province increasing. &lt;br /&gt;
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I switch off my phone as the final remark to the morning session would be given to the Opposition. She would definitely end with more disparities in society and say that it would all be fixed by returning to the old teaching system. &lt;br /&gt;
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“The final supplementary for the morning session” The Clerk announced.&lt;br /&gt;
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“It is true our province experienced a teacher shortage, It is also true our children were disrupted, first with the pandemic, and then with digital devices that provided easy access to AI to do the work for them, or by using smart phones and  social media in class instead of engaging in lessons. &lt;br /&gt;
Instead of fixing the problem, you took away investing in education and convinced vulnerable parents with a campaign platform not supported by any evidence. &lt;br /&gt;
Our province is facing an educational crisis. It is facing a food crisis. A housing crisis. A poverty and homelessness crisis. A healthcare crisis. A mental health crisis. But most of all a privatization crisis. &lt;br /&gt;
Instead of fixing our education you broke it. You used false promises of boosting our economy to help the people of Ontario as a guise for privatizing the economy and making the rich richer. &lt;br /&gt;
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Your party would rather spend millions on partisan ads that try to convince the people of Ontario that you are doing a good job instead of investing in our children.&lt;br /&gt;
Enough is enough. &lt;br /&gt;
The government has shown Ontario who they really are. The neoliberal spending has led to a devastating class gap and a lost generation that feels alienated. &lt;br /&gt;
Ontario needs qualified teachers back in classrooms. We need to go back to the basics. Increasing digital literacy is an important skill but students still need literacy and mathematic foundations. &lt;br /&gt;
We call for the government to invest in real in person classes. To invest in Education so that we can certify qualified teachers. And to use previously certified teachers in the meantime while we still have time prevent our education from completely shattering. The only way Ontario will ever be for the people, is if we put a stop to these baseless meritocracy propaganda and reverse the privatization of the economy and teach children the knowledge and skills needed to actually become full participating citizens. Thank you.”&lt;br /&gt;
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“That concludes our question period for this morning” The Clerk’s voice was drowned by the applause of the Oppositions body. &lt;br /&gt;
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The responses had all gone according to Chat GPT as I had been using the voice to text feature to predict the debate. It was such a useful tool to be able to predict arguments and possible counters. Of course, unlike the Opposition’s speaker today I would do research into the latest news stories and brain storm my own counters to the counters Chat GPT came up with against my own party! I would need to speak to my Minister about solely relying on the tool as he did in they exchange. &lt;br /&gt;
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At the end of the day, despite the inequality created by standardized remote learning, this kind of learning was here to stay because our party gave the people what they wanted. Students  wanted to be disengaged in classrooms. We gave it to them. They wanted to use AI, we allowed it. Parents wanted higher graduation without thinking about what would happen if their children weren’t actually earning it, and we followed through! They wanted us. They wanted the IPC. They just couldn’t understand that every appeasement had a long term consequence. Digital dependence and privatizing society was only thanks to their compliance. Our party gave them everything they asked for, now they’re protesting that this digital overtake isn’t a monster they created!&lt;br /&gt;
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For my individual narrative I am writing from the viewpoint of Ontario&#039;s Prime Minister. &lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;March 22, 2049&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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“The gap between the rich and the poor has substantively increased, and our young citizens are being blocked from secure jobs because the interview process favours candidates with the social capital to answer questions correctly. So my question is, how can the Premier advocate for meritocracy in a system that keeps people disenfranchised, while rewarding the select few? Why does this Premier believe, that our working class citizens don’t deserve the same opportunities as everybody else!?”&lt;br /&gt;
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The Opposition’s Speaker sat as the body of people around her clapped. &lt;br /&gt;
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I resisted the urge to roll my eyes at the hypocrite who secured her position due to our current system, but would criticize the way it functioned to bring down the public’s opinion on my Independent Party of Canada.&lt;br /&gt;
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It was the last quarter of the Question Period at the Legislative Assembly of Ontario &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Legislative Assembly of Ontario. (2024). Question Period archive. https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/video/question-period-archive&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, and I watched from television at home how the opposition tried to tear into the very ideologies my party stood for. But it wouldn’t matter. The Minister will use statistics of secondary school graduation to illustrate the success of the current system while deflecting on the social capital aspect. &lt;br /&gt;
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“That of course is incorrect, Mrs. Speaker,” my Minister of Education stood to speak. “Our current education system provides equitable learning opportunities by using a standardized curriculum across the province. Regardless of one’s social status or identity, they are given the very same education, access to digital tools, and fair AI grading. The success of this curriculum is supported by our 90% graduation rate of secondary students achieving a GPA of 80% or above. &lt;br /&gt;
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However, whether a student is able to transfer knowledge from the curriculum to the interview process is an individual’s responsibility and a show of their merit.”&lt;br /&gt;
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The oppositions’s body chattered as the Minister spoke and the Clerk overseeing the Assembly repeated  “Order”. &lt;br /&gt;
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My Minister’s response was really quite predictable. I would need to advise him to expand his argument though. In theory, no one could deny that remote learning  resulted in the highest secondary school graduation rate in Ontario’s history. The problem was that every student was able to simply use AI technologies like Chat GPT to formulate answers and achieve a high GPA. This created a major grade inflation and students were being rejected left and right! &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; Crawley, M. (2023, June, 20). What Ontario’s rising high school grades means for university admissions. CBC News. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-university-admission-rising-grades-1.6875357 &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. As such, colleges and universities could no longer select students on grades alone. The interview selection weeded out the individuals who could not make correct response without AI. As such, success required critically thinking skills that many had not earned by being digitally dependent. &lt;br /&gt;
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Now then, speaker. Let’s see how you refute by bringing up the dichotomy in current jobs available to the graduates of secondary students and post-secondary. &lt;br /&gt;
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The opposition’s speaker stood again. &lt;br /&gt;
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“Speaker, even the Ministry of Labour does not seem to understand how our current system supports meritocracy. Every labour expert in the province is saying we need more skilled workers, not less. This is what the people of Ontario want too. They want schools that teach students the skills needed to enter post-secondary and succeed in the job market. Change needs to happen for our children, for the next generation! But instead we have riots in the street. We have an increase in poverty, crime, and homelessness!&lt;br /&gt;
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So I am going to ask one more time, Speaker. How can the Premier justify that our curriculum promotes meritocracy when our children are gradating secondary school without the skills needed to perform basic skills without digital technology?”&lt;br /&gt;
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It wasn’t a bad rebuttal, bringing in the next generation. But she could have made her argument more compact if she used recent and specific examples, that way she  could really drive the issue home. Like last’s week protest in front of the C.N Tower by the unemployed who were laid of from their customer service jobs because they were too heavily reliant on Chat GPT when dealing with customer complaints that the organization decided to simply replace their jobs with the AI. While her current response brought in important issues, as vague as they were, they could also be routed vaguely by delegating responsibility to the Ministry of Labour or individual merit!&lt;br /&gt;
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But seriously, if people had time to protest or riot in the streets then why weren’t they working in jobs they were suited for? If they had the brains to get away with crime, then why couldn’t they use their intelligence to use their beloved internet to teach themselves how to prepare for a job interview? If there were low-skill manufacturing jobs available then why would they choose to be homeless.&lt;br /&gt;
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While it is true that I inherited my estate from my parents, that still didn’t excuse people who weren’t so lucky from not having to work, or at least renting a mattress in one of the provinces Temporary Housing Centre. Options were available, people were just too arrogant to use them. &lt;br /&gt;
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I thought back to my own child. My eldest daughter had attended public school in the same curriculum as every other child in Ontario.  I made sure she had worked hard to earn her grades. I had used my savings to ensure a tutor to help her develop literacy and mathematical skills without the use of AI. When she was younger she despised me for not letting her do it the easy way, Chat GPT, like all her classmates. She claimed that during class they would play on their smart phones and make Tik Tok videos while the classroom attendant also played on their phone! I was the only parent demanding to see what she completed when she got home and asking her follow up questions on how she got to her responses in order to ensure that she was using the AI apps to assist her thinking and research.&lt;br /&gt;
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She came to once the post-secondary interviewers asked her questions that required memorization of content, demonstration of critical thinking and problem solving.&lt;br /&gt;
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 At the end of the day it is the agency of a parent and student that determines whether someone will be digitally depended or competent, not the curriculum itself! Online learning just made this more transparent than ever. Those who really wanted an education would study whereas those who just wanted a diploma would use the mechanisms available to succeed without putting in effort.&lt;br /&gt;
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“Mrs Speaker, what you are trying to do is forcibly drag in municipalities that are unrelated to the Ministry of Education. The Ministry of Labour and the Ministry of Education have different areas of responsibility. You are playing on the fears of the people by claiming that the biggest obstacle to hiring more skilled workers is the availability of skilled workers which is being caused by our current education system. &lt;br /&gt;
This is false. Our current curriculum teaches our citizens to value meritocracy and creates equitable learning opportunities. However, it is the people’s choice not to take jobs that are currently available or to be swept into jobs that do not compensate well because they do not have the ability to perform in jobs that require responsible citizens. It is not the obligation of the Ministry of Education to ensure that the jobs available to the people of Ontario have the benefits and security they aspire for, that is the Ministry of Labour’s responsibility. And if more skilled workers are needed, what is stopping the people from attending private training or tutelage to become successful in such jobs. Those who are in these skilled positions, I am sure, will say that they put in the effort, and even saved money for further private education instead of spending on unnecessary pleasures”&lt;br /&gt;
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The Clerk spoke up, “Next question, if you would please leader of the opposition”.&lt;br /&gt;
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“When the previous government was in power they spent billions in education. The party and government now, IPC, stoped funding education, it was their platform!” They even tabled a Bill, “The Remote Learning for Equitable Education Act.” My question to the Premier, does the Premier still believe that remote learning leads to equitable education in spite of these protests in the street and increasing gap between the haves and have nots?”&lt;br /&gt;
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So she was moving on to equitable learning. It was the next big argument in order to justify that the current system wasn’t working. Again, she should have clarified how the current system in inequitable. For example, Many people in the protests were notably those who were historically discriminated against and receiving the brunt of the economic disparity. The marginalized continued to be marginalized because they did not have the resources to pay for proper tutors or private school so they were being left behind. Their children’s achievement meant nothing if it did not translate to better opportunity or social mobility. Earlier in the month one of these protests turned into a riot that resulted in some private tutor  businesses being burned and windows broken through.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I really expected more from a politician than this!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
So many jobs have steadily been replaced by AI because the people were too reliant that they actually let the AI do the work for them. Entry level jobs customer service like cashiers, bank workers, and sales associates are usually the first to be replaced after the drastic shift of replacing teachers. This replacement simultaneously made it more difficult for people to obtain entry-level positions which helped deepen the stark contrast between the white collar positions that couldn’t be fully replaced with AI (doctors, politicians, lawyers, business leaders), and the ones that no one wanted because of the low pay and lack of skills needed. &lt;br /&gt;
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The Clerk addressed the next speaker from my representatives to respond to the Oppositions accusation, “President of the Treasury Board”.&lt;br /&gt;
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“Mrs. Speaker under our government, the province has saved billions of dollars from the remote learning project, which has been used to invest in industries such as manufacturing for necessities such as digital electronics, and electric vehicles. Nearly, 800 thousand new jobs in manufacturing have been created as a result! The people of Ontario should be proud of this success.&lt;br /&gt;
Under the previous government, schooling had been increasingly irrelevant to students as it used traditional pedagogy for skills that were no longer relevant, such as essay writing, or memorization of concepts or mathematic equations, in the face of having tools that  to perform these tasks in everyday life. &lt;br /&gt;
We had a surplus post-secondary graduates who could not find jobs after graduation and a sense of hopelessness for the future. Remote learning made it so students no longer need to engage in these irrelevant school practices, and bottlenecked the admission into post-secondary by making entry more competitive so that the exceptional students who are accepted and graduate with a degree will have a chance to get the secure job they worked hard for.&lt;br /&gt;
Our equitable education does not mean everyone will get a six figure job because that is unrealistic. What it provides, is the opportunity and access for everyone to succeed through the same lesson content and grading. Thank you.”&lt;br /&gt;
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“The supplementary question” The Clerk again. &lt;br /&gt;
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“This is the type of gas lighting that the people of Ontario are fed up with. People are protesting across the province. Last week, yesterday, today. &lt;br /&gt;
While your agenda may have convinced the generation of parents who had children struggling in education after the pandemic, it will not mislead the current generation of secondary school graduates and older generation who benefitted from traditional classroom settings.  &lt;br /&gt;
They are experiencing precarious working conditions without unions, or safe paid leave. People who cannot work due to injuries or mental health are falling through the cracks and being blamed for their situation. What they see when they look up on screens and use social media is their government enjoying benefits from their tax paid dollars, that are telling them that everything is ok whilst they are privatizing society and making things worse for the majority.&lt;br /&gt;
People cannot afford to live in Ontario unless they come from generations of wealth. Everything in society is becoming two-tiered so that the rich can pay for better services while the poor are either too busy working to make ends meet or protesting because they cannot survive in this economy. &lt;br /&gt;
What does it matter if the GDP is higher than ever, if people cannot access healthcare, welfare, housing, or even proper food?! Your government began cutting welfare services and food banks have reached max capacity that they are turning people down! When public education is so broken that only children who receive private tutors gain the social capital to succeed? Where is the money saved from education going?&lt;br /&gt;
I need to ask again, does the Premier truly believe that our current remote curriculum promotes equitable learning and meritocracy? That the money saved from remote learning is being used for the people as your party promised?”&lt;br /&gt;
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I sigh. Her support of the inequity argument was fully based on class. Looks like she didn’t do any research herself. Well, that just makes it easier for my party so all is well. &lt;br /&gt;
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It’s true that privatization led to two-tiered systems of accessing services. After all, it would be unfair for people who are contributing most to society through their tax dollars to not receive the services they need that are funded by them. I for one, was very pleased with the current outcome because it meant that I could simply pay to get what I need instead of waiting long periods, as was in the past. Just the other day, I had passed by a clinic and witnessed a huge line for public provided healthcare. Those are people who are receiving benefits for free so of course there has to be some sort of equilibrium, such as hours of waiting for service. &lt;br /&gt;
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To say public education was broken, however, was quite the exaggeration. As long as there are those who can succeed, then it serves its purpose fine. How many people do we really need in high paid positions anyway&amp;gt;  The economy needs a large number of blue-collar work in order to create high GDP. &lt;br /&gt;
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By continuing to privatize the economy, welfare systems need to decrease too so that people will have the motivation to work hard and pay for services instead of just taking from tax payers. People will become divided by the poor who work and the poor who do not. Naturally, the rich who fund welfare services will not be pleased to contribute so much to them, and the poor who work will also turn against those who are trying to fly by without effort. Eventually those who refuse to work or choose to protest will naturally diminish against the flow of the economy that does not hand out freebies. &lt;br /&gt;
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With privatization the province will benefit in the long term too. And keeping the current curriculum in place, that promotes our meritocracy ideology,  makes it easier for students to graduate without the ability to critically think about alternative systems. In all these recent protests, there slogans were directly taken from Chat GPT! I know because I searched up, “what is a good protest against the current curriculum?”&lt;br /&gt;
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My Treasury Board stood to respond,&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
“What Mrs. Speaker is saying makes no sense… The current government of Ontario is making  investments for the people&#039;s sake, using the 40 billion savings per year from Education. We cannot be held accountable for the deficit in services that our government inherited. The issues in society you listed;  healthcare, welfare, food prices, they were already sinking when the IPC stepped up. As our platform stated then, in order to help the people of Ontario we need to invest in the economy. We have reinvested in jobs that anyone can enter despite the call to turn to AI as workers. Privatization is a long term investment for the province. While citizens may not see immediate benefits, over time when the province accumulates enough money they will investment into infrastructure and services that will help the future generation. So they do not need to inherit a deficit society. &lt;br /&gt;
In the past we dealt with a quarter of schools having daily teacher shortages. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; Wilson, C. (2024, March 25). Schools across Ontario seeing extreme teaching staff shortages: survey. CP24 News. https://www.cp24.com/news/schools-across-ontario-seeing-extreme-teaching-staff-shortages-survey-1.6821344 &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. Children’s education was disrupted daily because there was not enough qualified teachers that the school board was willing to hire for contract positions. By attempting to keep teachers stuck in Occasional and Long Term Occasional positions, the previous government created a system where students were not receiving the quality education they deserved. Students had no choice but to use AI as teachers so instead of moving against the flow, the IPC provided a solution that benefited students, parents, and the province”&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Now then, since the opposition speaker had only brought in class and wealth disparity, there was no reason for the Treasury Board to do anything but counter with the wealth of the province increasing. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I switch off my phone as the final remark to the morning session would be given to the Opposition. She would definitely end with more disparities in society and say that it would all be fixed by returning to the old teaching system. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
“The final supplementary for the morning session” The Clerk announced.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
“It is true our province experienced a teacher shortage, It is also true our children were disrupted, first with the pandemic, and then with digital devices that provided easy access to AI to do the work for them, or by using smart phones and  social media in class instead of engaging in lessons. &lt;br /&gt;
Instead of fixing the problem, you took away investing in education and convinced vulnerable parents with a campaign platform not supported by any evidence. &lt;br /&gt;
Our province is facing an educational crisis. It is facing a food crisis. A housing crisis. A poverty and homelessness crisis. A healthcare crisis. A mental health crisis. But most of all a privatization crisis. &lt;br /&gt;
Instead of fixing our education you broke it. You used false promises of boosting our economy to help the people of Ontario as a guise for privatizing the economy and making the rich richer. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Your party would rather spend millions on partisan ads that try to convince the people of Ontario that you are doing a good job instead of investing in our children.&lt;br /&gt;
Enough is enough. &lt;br /&gt;
The government has shown Ontario who they really are. The neoliberal spending has led to a devastating class gap and a lost generation that feels alienated. &lt;br /&gt;
Ontario needs qualified teachers back in classrooms. We need to go back to the basics. Increasing digital literacy is an important skill but students still need literacy and mathematic foundations. &lt;br /&gt;
We call for the government to invest in real in person classes. To invest in Education so that we can certify qualified teachers. And to use previously certified teachers in the meantime while we still have time prevent our education from completely shattering. The only way Ontario will ever be for the people, is if we put a stop to these baseless meritocracy propaganda and reverse the privatization of the economy and teach children the knowledge and skills needed to actually become full participating citizens. Thank you.”&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
“That concludes our question period for this morning” The Clerk’s voice was drowned by the applause of the Oppositions body. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The responses had all gone according to Chat GPT as I had been using the voice to text feature to predict the debate. It was such a useful tool to be able to predict arguments and possible counters. Of course, unlike the Opposition’s speaker today I would do research into the latest news stories and brain storm my own counters to the counters Chat GPT came up with against my own party! I would need to speak to my Minister about solely relying on the tool as he did in they exchange. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
At the end of the day, despite the inequality created by standardized remote learning, this kind of learning was here to stay because our party gave the people what they wanted. Students  wanted to be disengaged in classrooms. We gave it to them. They wanted to use AI, we allowed it. Parents wanted higher graduation without thinking about what would happen if their children weren’t actually earning it, and we followed through! They wanted us. They wanted the IPC. They just couldn’t understand that every appeasement had a long term consequence. Digital dependence and privatizing society was only thanks to their compliance. Our party gave them everything they asked for, now they’re protesting that this digital overtake isn’t a monster they created!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I laugh. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==References==&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Linda</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Linda: /* References */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;==Context==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;In the year 2049, education has shifted to become de-streamed within all of Ontario, specifically becoming digital.&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
After the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019, the government realised that they could save so more money by continuing to have education online. Therefore, the government decided to make learning solely online. However, due to parents protesting about no one being able to stay home from work to look after their children, the government decided to still keep school boards intact. Students would still come into the school building, however they would be on their digital devices (chrome books) during their class period to attend their online classes. There would be teachers (and people hired and trusted by each board) physically present within the classrooms to supervise. By the year 2035, there would be one teacher for every subject of every grade level. The lessons would take place online so every student in Ontario could attend the same class. Every student would receive the same type of assessment and could use digital technologies to complete them. Grading would be done by AI in order to ensure equal and fair practice. There will still be staff within the building for administrative aid and maintenance, but no teaching will be done by any of these staff within the building. Students have different class periods and schedules and go to different classrooms to attend each of their online classes. Post Secondary admissions would shift from only considering grades, to also including interviews with students in order to help select students who could demonstrate civic responsibility without the use of digital tools.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Educational Structure==&lt;br /&gt;
==School Cultural Structure==&lt;br /&gt;
In the year 2049, the world had undergone a profound transformation in education. With the advancement of technology, traditional classrooms have become obsolete relics of the past. Education is now entirely online, and students attend classes through virtual platforms like Zoom. In this new world, each subject had only one teacher, responsible for educating students from all corners of the globe. The days of specialized educators were long gone, replaced by a system that prioritized convenience over quality. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Despite the convenience of online education, students found it difficult to stay engaged. The monotony of staring at a screen for hours on end, listening to the same teacher drone on, had sapped away everyone’s motivation. The school culture had evolved as well. Gone were the days of bustling cafeterias and after-school clubs. Instead, social interactions were confined to virtual chat rooms and online forums. The school life in the future had been reduced to a pixelated facade. Even the concept of homework had lost its significance. With only one teacher per subject, the workload had become overwhelming. Assignments piled up faster than students could complete them, leading to a sense of frustration and helplessness.  Students rely heavily on social media and popular culture, such as songs, to shape their socialization and behaviour. Students navigate their social interactions based on what they observe online and in media. As a result, everyone has access to the internet at school and they mostly communicate through technology instead of face-to-face interaction. This phenomenon is also attributed to the school environment, which shapes the prevailing school culture. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The school environment buzzed with the constant hum of smartphones and tablets, as students eagerly checked their feeds between classes. Every corner of the campus had become a potential backdrop for the perfect Instagram post or TikTok video, with students vying for likes and followers like currency. The role of teachers and staff had evolved into little more than glorified babysitters. They simply supervised the students, ensuring they didn&#039;t get into too much trouble while they scrolled through their feeds. In the future school environment, students are expected to attend class in person in a building, but there are no teachers in the classroom. Instead, every student will be meeting their teacher via a virtual classroom. Each subject will only have one teacher. The school environment has become technology-based, with every teacher assisted by an AI assistant that helps them mark grades and provide feedback. There will be hall monitors to ensure students are in class and not wandering around. Hall monitors equipped with advanced surveillance technology ensured that students remained in their designated classrooms, minimizing distractions and maximizing learning time. Any attempt to wander was promptly detected and redirected, maintaining order within the school environment. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In conclusion, in the year 2049, the landscape of education was drastically reshaped by technological advancements. The shift towards online education through virtual platforms like Zoom has led to an era of convenience, yet at the cost of engagement and depth of learning. Social interactions moved from bustling cafeterias to virtual chat rooms, and the role of teachers evolved into mere supervisors. As the school environment embraced technology, socialization became increasingly influenced by internet trends and popular culture, shaping behaviour and interactions. Thus, the future of education stood at a crossroads, where the integration of technology and the preservation of authentic human connection would define the school culture of generations to come.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Government/Politics Structure==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
From a GDP viewpoint, Ontario is thriving in comparison to its other provinces. In the year 2030, a new party had formed and been selected to represent the province; The Independence Party of Canada (IPC). The IPC stood for neoliberal ideologies that privatized the economy. Ontario was in the midst of unaffordable housing, increased homelessness, rising food prices, a mental health epidemic, and declining public institutions such as healthcare and schools. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In 2030, the IPC highlighted how the economy was to blame for these problems. The Ontario government had created these problems through mismanagement of public funds. Despite putting more money in these areas than ever before in its history, the situation continued to spiral. Therefore, the solution was to increase privatization, so that the province will gain more money overall, and success or failure in this neoliberal economy will be a result of the individuals’ merit. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Education was the IPC’s primary target. The IPC presented the pilot project of one teacher per subject for each grade. &lt;br /&gt;
In 2023, the Ontario government had been spending $34.7 billion in education. By the time of the 2030 elections, it had increased by an approximate $600 million per year to a total of $40 billion &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Goldberg, J. (2023, Aug. 22). Here’s the truth about Ontario’s education spending. Canadian Taxpayers Federation. https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/here%E2%80%99s-the-truth-about-ontario%E2%80%99s-education-spending&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. In the pre-election political debate, the IPC promised Ontario citizens that they would save them 40 billion per year which would then be reinvested to supporting infrastructures in society. Their platform was based on the ideology of meritocracy, and the equitable learning that remote learning and AI grading provided. The IPC won by a landslide. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The IPC selected highly qualified curriculum developers who had written a number of academic articles that listed the benefits of privatization. These curriculum developers ensured that the Ontario curriculum from K-12 would allow students to reach their full potential through usage of digital technology, and an equitable grading schema that utilized AI to grade. The AI was developed to grade based on having key words in students answers which would highlight their usage of the IPC ideology. The entire curriculum aimed to create responsible citizens by teaching them values of meritocracy. The curriculum encourages digital competencies, and as such the IPC has invested in accessible centres for using digital technologies called Digital Labs. These centres replace public libraries, as anyone can access laptops using their Digital Lab ID cards. These centres ensure that anyone can participate on social media, have access to news, and utilize the internet and apps needed to complete work or school work. This way, even if someone were too poor to afford a phone or computer, they would not be left behind by the digital divide.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
While teacher unions were against the implementation of the pilot project, it received a lot of support from parents who just wanted their children to be successful in schools. However, in the year 2042 after over a decade of the system in place, graduates of this system began protesting against it, as they believe that it is actually being used in favour of the upper-class who have the connections and social capital to perform better in interviews, and  receive better jobs than the majority of the population that has become completely digitally dependent. The IPC and its supporters who provide generous donations to the province, deny the accusations. They vouch that the current system is a reflection of meritocracy, and those who work hard will obtain the occupations they want. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Across the province students have a graduation rate of 90% regardless of class, gender, or race. These statistics are often cited in public speeches because it highlights how the current system has created a successful and equitable curriculum for secondary students. &lt;br /&gt;
This change in schooling had a ripple effect on other elements in society, primarily the workforce. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The economy has had an increase in GDP. However, this is due to job creations in manufacturing and low-skill areas instead of unionized white-collar positions that have become extremely competitive. As students graduate high school, instead of developing critical thinking as the curriculum intends, they are digitally dependent on AI for completing school work. As such those who do not work hard to practice for interviews or know ahead of time the buzz word responses that the interviewers are looking for, consequently do not perform well and so they are unable to be admitted into post-secondary despite having near perfect averages in secondary schools. Current secondary school graduates have taken to protesting on the streets that despite their achievement in grade average, the system has made it even harder for students to enter post-secondary or have a chance at a secure job.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As the majority are stuck with the decision to either work in low paid, no benefits, and precarious conditions, or no job at all, there has consequently been an increase in crime and homelessness as some people do not think it is worth working super hard without the benefits being reflected. Meanwhile, many higher paid jobs are kept exclusive to the generations of upper-class as they require social capital not taught in secondary schools to perform in the interviews, and often learn skills from private tutors or attend private schools to prepare them in literacy, and mathematical skills without the use of AI, that are needed for post-secondary. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Ultimately, while the economy has increased thanks to neoliberal privatization, the overall living conditions for people have declined. The gap between rich and poor grows, and student graduating from secondary school do not have the knowledge needed to be successful in the current system.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Links to Individual Narratives==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Individual Narrative for Education]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Amy&#039;s Individual Narrative]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Linda&#039;s Individual Narrative]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==References==&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Linda</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Linda: /* Government/Politics Structure */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;==Context==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;In the year 2049, education has shifted to become de-streamed within all of Ontario, specifically becoming digital.&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
After the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019, the government realised that they could save so more money by continuing to have education online. Therefore, the government decided to make learning solely online. However, due to parents protesting about no one being able to stay home from work to look after their children, the government decided to still keep school boards intact. Students would still come into the school building, however they would be on their digital devices (chrome books) during their class period to attend their online classes. There would be teachers (and people hired and trusted by each board) physically present within the classrooms to supervise. By the year 2035, there would be one teacher for every subject of every grade level. The lessons would take place online so every student in Ontario could attend the same class. Every student would receive the same type of assessment and could use digital technologies to complete them. Grading would be done by AI in order to ensure equal and fair practice. There will still be staff within the building for administrative aid and maintenance, but no teaching will be done by any of these staff within the building. Students have different class periods and schedules and go to different classrooms to attend each of their online classes. Post Secondary admissions would shift from only considering grades, to also including interviews with students in order to help select students who could demonstrate civic responsibility without the use of digital tools.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Educational Structure==&lt;br /&gt;
==School Cultural Structure==&lt;br /&gt;
In the year 2049, the world had undergone a profound transformation in education. With the advancement of technology, traditional classrooms have become obsolete relics of the past. Education is now entirely online, and students attend classes through virtual platforms like Zoom. In this new world, each subject had only one teacher, responsible for educating students from all corners of the globe. The days of specialized educators were long gone, replaced by a system that prioritized convenience over quality. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Despite the convenience of online education, students found it difficult to stay engaged. The monotony of staring at a screen for hours on end, listening to the same teacher drone on, had sapped away everyone’s motivation. The school culture had evolved as well. Gone were the days of bustling cafeterias and after-school clubs. Instead, social interactions were confined to virtual chat rooms and online forums. The school life in the future had been reduced to a pixelated facade. Even the concept of homework had lost its significance. With only one teacher per subject, the workload had become overwhelming. Assignments piled up faster than students could complete them, leading to a sense of frustration and helplessness.  Students rely heavily on social media and popular culture, such as songs, to shape their socialization and behaviour. Students navigate their social interactions based on what they observe online and in media. As a result, everyone has access to the internet at school and they mostly communicate through technology instead of face-to-face interaction. This phenomenon is also attributed to the school environment, which shapes the prevailing school culture. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The school environment buzzed with the constant hum of smartphones and tablets, as students eagerly checked their feeds between classes. Every corner of the campus had become a potential backdrop for the perfect Instagram post or TikTok video, with students vying for likes and followers like currency. The role of teachers and staff had evolved into little more than glorified babysitters. They simply supervised the students, ensuring they didn&#039;t get into too much trouble while they scrolled through their feeds. In the future school environment, students are expected to attend class in person in a building, but there are no teachers in the classroom. Instead, every student will be meeting their teacher via a virtual classroom. Each subject will only have one teacher. The school environment has become technology-based, with every teacher assisted by an AI assistant that helps them mark grades and provide feedback. There will be hall monitors to ensure students are in class and not wandering around. Hall monitors equipped with advanced surveillance technology ensured that students remained in their designated classrooms, minimizing distractions and maximizing learning time. Any attempt to wander was promptly detected and redirected, maintaining order within the school environment. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In conclusion, in the year 2049, the landscape of education was drastically reshaped by technological advancements. The shift towards online education through virtual platforms like Zoom has led to an era of convenience, yet at the cost of engagement and depth of learning. Social interactions moved from bustling cafeterias to virtual chat rooms, and the role of teachers evolved into mere supervisors. As the school environment embraced technology, socialization became increasingly influenced by internet trends and popular culture, shaping behaviour and interactions. Thus, the future of education stood at a crossroads, where the integration of technology and the preservation of authentic human connection would define the school culture of generations to come.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Government/Politics Structure==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
From a GDP viewpoint, Ontario is thriving in comparison to its other provinces. In the year 2030, a new party had formed and been selected to represent the province; The Independence Party of Canada (IPC). The IPC stood for neoliberal ideologies that privatized the economy. Ontario was in the midst of unaffordable housing, increased homelessness, rising food prices, a mental health epidemic, and declining public institutions such as healthcare and schools. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In 2030, the IPC highlighted how the economy was to blame for these problems. The Ontario government had created these problems through mismanagement of public funds. Despite putting more money in these areas than ever before in its history, the situation continued to spiral. Therefore, the solution was to increase privatization, so that the province will gain more money overall, and success or failure in this neoliberal economy will be a result of the individuals’ merit. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Education was the IPC’s primary target. The IPC presented the pilot project of one teacher per subject for each grade. &lt;br /&gt;
In 2023, the Ontario government had been spending $34.7 billion in education. By the time of the 2030 elections, it had increased by an approximate $600 million per year to a total of $40 billion &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Goldberg, J. (2023, Aug. 22). Here’s the truth about Ontario’s education spending. Canadian Taxpayers Federation. https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/here%E2%80%99s-the-truth-about-ontario%E2%80%99s-education-spending&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. In the pre-election political debate, the IPC promised Ontario citizens that they would save them 40 billion per year which would then be reinvested to supporting infrastructures in society. Their platform was based on the ideology of meritocracy, and the equitable learning that remote learning and AI grading provided. The IPC won by a landslide. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The IPC selected highly qualified curriculum developers who had written a number of academic articles that listed the benefits of privatization. These curriculum developers ensured that the Ontario curriculum from K-12 would allow students to reach their full potential through usage of digital technology, and an equitable grading schema that utilized AI to grade. The AI was developed to grade based on having key words in students answers which would highlight their usage of the IPC ideology. The entire curriculum aimed to create responsible citizens by teaching them values of meritocracy. The curriculum encourages digital competencies, and as such the IPC has invested in accessible centres for using digital technologies called Digital Labs. These centres replace public libraries, as anyone can access laptops using their Digital Lab ID cards. These centres ensure that anyone can participate on social media, have access to news, and utilize the internet and apps needed to complete work or school work. This way, even if someone were too poor to afford a phone or computer, they would not be left behind by the digital divide.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
While teacher unions were against the implementation of the pilot project, it received a lot of support from parents who just wanted their children to be successful in schools. However, in the year 2042 after over a decade of the system in place, graduates of this system began protesting against it, as they believe that it is actually being used in favour of the upper-class who have the connections and social capital to perform better in interviews, and  receive better jobs than the majority of the population that has become completely digitally dependent. The IPC and its supporters who provide generous donations to the province, deny the accusations. They vouch that the current system is a reflection of meritocracy, and those who work hard will obtain the occupations they want. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Across the province students have a graduation rate of 90% regardless of class, gender, or race. These statistics are often cited in public speeches because it highlights how the current system has created a successful and equitable curriculum for secondary students. &lt;br /&gt;
This change in schooling had a ripple effect on other elements in society, primarily the workforce. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The economy has had an increase in GDP. However, this is due to job creations in manufacturing and low-skill areas instead of unionized white-collar positions that have become extremely competitive. As students graduate high school, instead of developing critical thinking as the curriculum intends, they are digitally dependent on AI for completing school work. As such those who do not work hard to practice for interviews or know ahead of time the buzz word responses that the interviewers are looking for, consequently do not perform well and so they are unable to be admitted into post-secondary despite having near perfect averages in secondary schools. Current secondary school graduates have taken to protesting on the streets that despite their achievement in grade average, the system has made it even harder for students to enter post-secondary or have a chance at a secure job.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As the majority are stuck with the decision to either work in low paid, no benefits, and precarious conditions, or no job at all, there has consequently been an increase in crime and homelessness as some people do not think it is worth working super hard without the benefits being reflected. Meanwhile, many higher paid jobs are kept exclusive to the generations of upper-class as they require social capital not taught in secondary schools to perform in the interviews, and often learn skills from private tutors or attend private schools to prepare them in literacy, and mathematical skills without the use of AI, that are needed for post-secondary. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Ultimately, while the economy has increased thanks to neoliberal privatization, the overall living conditions for people have declined. The gap between rich and poor grows, and student graduating from secondary school do not have the knowledge needed to be successful in the current system.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Links to Individual Narratives==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Individual Narrative for Education]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Amy&#039;s Individual Narrative]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Linda&#039;s Individual Narrative]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==References==&lt;br /&gt;
Goldberg, J. (2023, Aug. 22). Here’s the truth about Ontario’s education spending. Canadian Taxpayers Federation. https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/here%E2%80%99s-the-truth-about-ontario%E2%80%99s-education-spending&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Linda</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Linda: /* References */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;==Context==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;In the year 2049, education has shifted to become de-streamed within all of Ontario, specifically becoming digital.&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
After the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019, the government realised that they could save so more money by continuing to have education online. Therefore, the government decided to make learning solely online. However, due to parents protesting about no one being able to stay home from work to look after their children, the government decided to still keep school boards intact. Students would still come into the school building, however they would be on their digital devices (chrome books) during their class period to attend their online classes. There would be teachers (and people hired and trusted by each board) physically present within the classrooms to supervise. By the year 2035, there would be one teacher for every subject of every grade level. The lessons would take place online so every student in Ontario could attend the same class. Every student would receive the same type of assessment and could use digital technologies to complete them. Grading would be done by AI in order to ensure equal and fair practice. There will still be staff within the building for administrative aid and maintenance, but no teaching will be done by any of these staff within the building. Students have different class periods and schedules and go to different classrooms to attend each of their online classes. Post Secondary admissions would shift from only considering grades, to also including interviews with students in order to help select students who could demonstrate civic responsibility without the use of digital tools.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Educational Structure==&lt;br /&gt;
==School Cultural Structure==&lt;br /&gt;
==Government/Politics Structure==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
From a GDP viewpoint, Ontario is thriving in comparison to its other provinces. In the year 2030, a new party had formed and been selected to represent the province; The Independence Party of Canada (IPC). The IPC stood for neoliberal ideologies that privatized the economy. Ontario was in the midst of unaffordable housing, increased homelessness, rising food prices, a mental health epidemic, and declining public institutions such as healthcare and schools. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In 2030, the IPC highlighted how the economy was to blame for these problems. The Ontario government had created these problems through mismanagement of public funds. Despite putting more money in these areas than ever before in its history, the situation continued to spiral. Therefore, the solution was to increase privatization, so that the province will gain more money overall, and success or failure in this neoliberal economy will be a result of the individuals’ merit. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Education was the IPC’s primary target. The IPC presented the pilot project of one teacher per subject for each grade. &lt;br /&gt;
In 2023, the Ontario government had been spending $34.7 billion in education. By the time of the 2030 elections, it had increased by an approximate $600 million per year to a total of $40 billion &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Goldberg 2023&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. In the pre-election political debate, the IPC promised Ontario citizens that they would save them 40 billion per year which would then be reinvested to supporting infrastructures in society. Their platform was based on the ideology of meritocracy, and the equitable learning that remote learning and AI grading provided. The IPC won by a landslide. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The IPC selected highly qualified curriculum developers who had written a number of academic articles that listed the benefits of privatization. These curriculum developers ensured that the Ontario curriculum from K-12 would allow students to reach their full potential through usage of digital technology, and an equitable grading schema that utilized AI to grade. The AI was developed to grade based on having key words in students answers which would highlight their usage of the IPC ideology. The entire curriculum aimed to create responsible citizens by teaching them values of meritocracy. The curriculum encourages digital competencies, and as such the IPC has invested in accessible centres for using digital technologies called Digital Labs. These centres replace public libraries, as anyone can access laptops using their Digital Lab ID cards. These centres ensure that anyone can participate on social media, have access to news, and utilize the internet and apps needed to complete work or school work. This way, even if someone were too poor to afford a phone or computer, they would not be left behind by the digital divide.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
While teacher unions were against the implementation of the pilot project, it received a lot of support from parents who just wanted their children to be successful in schools. However, in the year 2042 after over a decade of the system in place, graduates of this system began protesting against it, as they believe that it is actually being used in favour of the upper-class who have the connections and social capital to perform better in interviews, and  receive better jobs than the majority of the population that has become completely digitally dependent. The IPC and its supporters who provide generous donations to the province, deny the accusations. They vouch that the current system is a reflection of meritocracy, and those who work hard will obtain the occupations they want. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Across the province students have a graduation rate of 90% regardless of class, gender, or race. These statistics are often cited in public speeches because it highlights how the current system has created a successful and equitable curriculum for secondary students. &lt;br /&gt;
This change in schooling had a ripple effect on other elements in society, primarily the workforce. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The economy has had an increase in GDP. However, this is due to job creations in manufacturing and low-skill areas instead of unionized white-collar positions that have become extremely competitive. As students graduate high school, instead of developing critical thinking as the curriculum intends, they are digitally dependent on AI for completing school work. As such those who do not work hard to practice for interviews or know ahead of time the buzz word responses that the interviewers are looking for, consequently do not perform well and so they are unable to be admitted into post-secondary despite having near perfect averages in secondary schools. Current secondary school graduates have taken to protesting on the streets that despite their achievement in grade average, the system has made it even harder for students to enter post-secondary or have a chance at a secure job.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As the majority are stuck with the decision to either work in low paid, no benefits, and precarious conditions, or no job at all, there has consequently been an increase in crime and homelessness as some people do not think it is worth working super hard without the benefits being reflected. Meanwhile, many higher paid jobs are kept exclusive to the generations of upper-class as they require social capital not taught in secondary schools to perform in the interviews, and often learn skills from private tutors or attend private schools to prepare them in literacy, and mathematical skills without the use of AI, that are needed for post-secondary. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Ultimately, while the economy has increased thanks to neoliberal privatization, the overall living conditions for people have declined. The gap between rich and poor grows, and student graduating from secondary school do not have the knowledge needed to be successful in the current system.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Links to Individual Narratives==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Individual Narrative for Education]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[https://wiki.seriousplaylab.com/index.php?title=Test]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Linda&#039;s Individual Narrative]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==References==&lt;br /&gt;
Goldberg, J. (2023, Aug. 22). Here’s the truth about Ontario’s education spending. Canadian Taxpayers Federation. https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/here%E2%80%99s-the-truth-about-ontario%E2%80%99s-education-spending&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Linda</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.seriousplaylab.com/index.php?title=Group_2:_Digital_Overtake&amp;diff=4300</id>
		<title>Group 2: Digital Overtake</title>
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		<updated>2024-03-27T17:25:14Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Linda: /* References */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;==Context==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;In the year 2049, education has shifted to become de-streamed within all of Ontario, specifically becoming digital.&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
After the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019, the government realised that they could save so more money by continuing to have education online. Therefore, the government decided to make learning solely online. However, due to parents protesting about no one being able to stay home from work to look after their children, the government decided to still keep school boards intact. Students would still come into the school building, however they would be on their digital devices (chrome books) during their class period to attend their online classes. There would be teachers (and people hired and trusted by each board) physically present within the classrooms to supervise. By the year 2035, there would be one teacher for every subject of every grade level. The lessons would take place online so every student in Ontario could attend the same class. Every student would receive the same type of assessment and could use digital technologies to complete them. Grading would be done by AI in order to ensure equal and fair practice. There will still be staff within the building for administrative aid and maintenance, but no teaching will be done by any of these staff within the building. Students have different class periods and schedules and go to different classrooms to attend each of their online classes. Post Secondary admissions would shift from only considering grades, to also including interviews with students in order to help select students who could demonstrate civic responsibility without the use of digital tools.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Educational Structure==&lt;br /&gt;
==School Cultural Structure==&lt;br /&gt;
==Government/Politics Structure==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
From a GDP viewpoint, Ontario is thriving in comparison to its other provinces. In the year 2030, a new party had formed and been selected to represent the province; The Independence Party of Canada (IPC). The IPC stood for neoliberal ideologies that privatized the economy. Ontario was in the midst of unaffordable housing, increased homelessness, rising food prices, a mental health epidemic, and declining public institutions such as healthcare and schools. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In 2030, the IPC highlighted how the economy was to blame for these problems. The Ontario government had created these problems through mismanagement of public funds. Despite putting more money in these areas than ever before in its history, the situation continued to spiral. Therefore, the solution was to increase privatization, so that the province will gain more money overall, and success or failure in this neoliberal economy will be a result of the individuals’ merit. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Education was the IPC’s primary target. The IPC presented the pilot project of one teacher per subject for each grade. &lt;br /&gt;
In 2023, the Ontario government had been spending $34.7 billion in education. By the time of the 2030 elections, it had increased by an approximate $600 million per year to a total of $40 billion &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Goldberg 2023&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. In the pre-election political debate, the IPC promised Ontario citizens that they would save them 40 billion per year which would then be reinvested to supporting infrastructures in society. Their platform was based on the ideology of meritocracy, and the equitable learning that remote learning and AI grading provided. The IPC won by a landslide. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The IPC selected highly qualified curriculum developers who had written a number of academic articles that listed the benefits of privatization. These curriculum developers ensured that the Ontario curriculum from K-12 would allow students to reach their full potential through usage of digital technology, and an equitable grading schema that utilized AI to grade. The AI was developed to grade based on having key words in students answers which would highlight their usage of the IPC ideology. The entire curriculum aimed to create responsible citizens by teaching them values of meritocracy. The curriculum encourages digital competencies, and as such the IPC has invested in accessible centres for using digital technologies called Digital Labs. These centres replace public libraries, as anyone can access laptops using their Digital Lab ID cards. These centres ensure that anyone can participate on social media, have access to news, and utilize the internet and apps needed to complete work or school work. This way, even if someone were too poor to afford a phone or computer, they would not be left behind by the digital divide.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
While teacher unions were against the implementation of the pilot project, it received a lot of support from parents who just wanted their children to be successful in schools. However, in the year 2042 after over a decade of the system in place, graduates of this system began protesting against it, as they believe that it is actually being used in favour of the upper-class who have the connections and social capital to perform better in interviews, and  receive better jobs than the majority of the population that has become completely digitally dependent. The IPC and its supporters who provide generous donations to the province, deny the accusations. They vouch that the current system is a reflection of meritocracy, and those who work hard will obtain the occupations they want. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Across the province students have a graduation rate of 90% regardless of class, gender, or race. These statistics are often cited in public speeches because it highlights how the current system has created a successful and equitable curriculum for secondary students. &lt;br /&gt;
This change in schooling had a ripple effect on other elements in society, primarily the workforce. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The economy has had an increase in GDP. However, this is due to job creations in manufacturing and low-skill areas instead of unionized white-collar positions that have become extremely competitive. As students graduate high school, instead of developing critical thinking as the curriculum intends, they are digitally dependent on AI for completing school work. As such those who do not work hard to practice for interviews or know ahead of time the buzz word responses that the interviewers are looking for, consequently do not perform well and so they are unable to be admitted into post-secondary despite having near perfect averages in secondary schools. Current secondary school graduates have taken to protesting on the streets that despite their achievement in grade average, the system has made it even harder for students to enter post-secondary or have a chance at a secure job.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As the majority are stuck with the decision to either work in low paid, no benefits, and precarious conditions, or no job at all, there has consequently been an increase in crime and homelessness as some people do not think it is worth working super hard without the benefits being reflected. Meanwhile, many higher paid jobs are kept exclusive to the generations of upper-class as they require social capital not taught in secondary schools to perform in the interviews, and often learn skills from private tutors or attend private schools to prepare them in literacy, and mathematical skills without the use of AI, that are needed for post-secondary. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Ultimately, while the economy has increased thanks to neoliberal privatization, the overall living conditions for people have declined. The gap between rich and poor grows, and student graduating from secondary school do not have the knowledge needed to be successful in the current system.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Links to Individual Narratives==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Individual Narrative for Education]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[https://wiki.seriousplaylab.com/index.php?title=Test]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Linda&#039;s Individual Narrative]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==References==&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Linda</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Linda: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;==Context==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;In the year 2049, education has shifted to become de-streamed within all of Ontario, specifically becoming digital.&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
After the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019, the government realised that they could save so more money by continuing to have education online. Therefore, the government decided to make learning solely online. However, due to parents protesting about no one being able to stay home from work to look after their children, the government decided to still keep school boards intact. Students would still come into the school building, however they would be on their digital devices (chrome books) during their class period to attend their online classes. There would be teachers (and people hired and trusted by each board) physically present within the classrooms to supervise. By the year 2035, there would be one teacher for every subject of every grade level. The lessons would take place online so every student in Ontario could attend the same class. Every student would receive the same type of assessment and could use digital technologies to complete them. Grading would be done by AI in order to ensure equal and fair practice. There will still be staff within the building for administrative aid and maintenance, but no teaching will be done by any of these staff within the building. Students have different class periods and schedules and go to different classrooms to attend each of their online classes. Post Secondary admissions would shift from only considering grades, to also including interviews with students in order to help select students who could demonstrate civic responsibility without the use of digital tools.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Educational Structure==&lt;br /&gt;
==School Cultural Structure==&lt;br /&gt;
==Government/Politics Structure==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
From a GDP viewpoint, Ontario is thriving in comparison to its other provinces. In the year 2030, a new party had formed and been selected to represent the province; The Independence Party of Canada (IPC). The IPC stood for neoliberal ideologies that privatized the economy. Ontario was in the midst of unaffordable housing, increased homelessness, rising food prices, a mental health epidemic, and declining public institutions such as healthcare and schools. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In 2030, the IPC highlighted how the economy was to blame for these problems. The Ontario government had created these problems through mismanagement of public funds. Despite putting more money in these areas than ever before in its history, the situation continued to spiral. Therefore, the solution was to increase privatization, so that the province will gain more money overall, and success or failure in this neoliberal economy will be a result of the individuals’ merit. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Education was the IPC’s primary target. The IPC presented the pilot project of one teacher per subject for each grade. &lt;br /&gt;
In 2023, the Ontario government had been spending $34.7 billion in education. By the time of the 2030 elections, it had increased by an approximate $600 million per year to a total of $40 billion &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Goldberg 2023&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. In the pre-election political debate, the IPC promised Ontario citizens that they would save them 40 billion per year which would then be reinvested to supporting infrastructures in society. Their platform was based on the ideology of meritocracy, and the equitable learning that remote learning and AI grading provided. The IPC won by a landslide. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The IPC selected highly qualified curriculum developers who had written a number of academic articles that listed the benefits of privatization. These curriculum developers ensured that the Ontario curriculum from K-12 would allow students to reach their full potential through usage of digital technology, and an equitable grading schema that utilized AI to grade. The AI was developed to grade based on having key words in students answers which would highlight their usage of the IPC ideology. The entire curriculum aimed to create responsible citizens by teaching them values of meritocracy. The curriculum encourages digital competencies, and as such the IPC has invested in accessible centres for using digital technologies called Digital Labs. These centres replace public libraries, as anyone can access laptops using their Digital Lab ID cards. These centres ensure that anyone can participate on social media, have access to news, and utilize the internet and apps needed to complete work or school work. This way, even if someone were too poor to afford a phone or computer, they would not be left behind by the digital divide.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
While teacher unions were against the implementation of the pilot project, it received a lot of support from parents who just wanted their children to be successful in schools. However, in the year 2042 after over a decade of the system in place, graduates of this system began protesting against it, as they believe that it is actually being used in favour of the upper-class who have the connections and social capital to perform better in interviews, and  receive better jobs than the majority of the population that has become completely digitally dependent. The IPC and its supporters who provide generous donations to the province, deny the accusations. They vouch that the current system is a reflection of meritocracy, and those who work hard will obtain the occupations they want. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Across the province students have a graduation rate of 90% regardless of class, gender, or race. These statistics are often cited in public speeches because it highlights how the current system has created a successful and equitable curriculum for secondary students. &lt;br /&gt;
This change in schooling had a ripple effect on other elements in society, primarily the workforce. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The economy has had an increase in GDP. However, this is due to job creations in manufacturing and low-skill areas instead of unionized white-collar positions that have become extremely competitive. As students graduate high school, instead of developing critical thinking as the curriculum intends, they are digitally dependent on AI for completing school work. As such those who do not work hard to practice for interviews or know ahead of time the buzz word responses that the interviewers are looking for, consequently do not perform well and so they are unable to be admitted into post-secondary despite having near perfect averages in secondary schools. Current secondary school graduates have taken to protesting on the streets that despite their achievement in grade average, the system has made it even harder for students to enter post-secondary or have a chance at a secure job.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As the majority are stuck with the decision to either work in low paid, no benefits, and precarious conditions, or no job at all, there has consequently been an increase in crime and homelessness as some people do not think it is worth working super hard without the benefits being reflected. Meanwhile, many higher paid jobs are kept exclusive to the generations of upper-class as they require social capital not taught in secondary schools to perform in the interviews, and often learn skills from private tutors or attend private schools to prepare them in literacy, and mathematical skills without the use of AI, that are needed for post-secondary. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Ultimately, while the economy has increased thanks to neoliberal privatization, the overall living conditions for people have declined. The gap between rich and poor grows, and student graduating from secondary school do not have the knowledge needed to be successful in the current system.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Links to Individual Narratives==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Individual Narrative for Education]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[https://wiki.seriousplaylab.com/index.php?title=Test]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Linda&#039;s Individual Narrative]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==References==&lt;br /&gt;
{{reflist}}&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Linda</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
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		<updated>2024-03-27T17:24:09Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Linda: /* Government/Politics Structure */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;==Context==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;In the year 2049, education has shifted to become de-streamed within all of Ontario, specifically becoming digital.&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
After the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019, the government realised that they could save so more money by continuing to have education online. Therefore, the government decided to make learning solely online. However, due to parents protesting about no one being able to stay home from work to look after their children, the government decided to still keep school boards intact. Students would still come into the school building, however they would be on their digital devices (chrome books) during their class period to attend their online classes. There would be teachers (and people hired and trusted by each board) physically present within the classrooms to supervise. By the year 2035, there would be one teacher for every subject of every grade level. The lessons would take place online so every student in Ontario could attend the same class. Every student would receive the same type of assessment and could use digital technologies to complete them. Grading would be done by AI in order to ensure equal and fair practice. There will still be staff within the building for administrative aid and maintenance, but no teaching will be done by any of these staff within the building. Students have different class periods and schedules and go to different classrooms to attend each of their online classes. Post Secondary admissions would shift from only considering grades, to also including interviews with students in order to help select students who could demonstrate civic responsibility without the use of digital tools.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Educational Structure==&lt;br /&gt;
==School Cultural Structure==&lt;br /&gt;
==Government/Politics Structure==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
From a GDP viewpoint, Ontario is thriving in comparison to its other provinces. In the year 2030, a new party had formed and been selected to represent the province; The Independence Party of Canada (IPC). The IPC stood for neoliberal ideologies that privatized the economy. Ontario was in the midst of unaffordable housing, increased homelessness, rising food prices, a mental health epidemic, and declining public institutions such as healthcare and schools. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In 2030, the IPC highlighted how the economy was to blame for these problems. The Ontario government had created these problems through mismanagement of public funds. Despite putting more money in these areas than ever before in its history, the situation continued to spiral. Therefore, the solution was to increase privatization, so that the province will gain more money overall, and success or failure in this neoliberal economy will be a result of the individuals’ merit. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Education was the IPC’s primary target. The IPC presented the pilot project of one teacher per subject for each grade. &lt;br /&gt;
In 2023, the Ontario government had been spending $34.7 billion in education. By the time of the 2030 elections, it had increased by an approximate $600 million per year to a total of $40 billion &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Goldberg 2023&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;. In the pre-election political debate, the IPC promised Ontario citizens that they would save them 40 billion per year which would then be reinvested to supporting infrastructures in society. Their platform was based on the ideology of meritocracy, and the equitable learning that remote learning and AI grading provided. The IPC won by a landslide. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The IPC selected highly qualified curriculum developers who had written a number of academic articles that listed the benefits of privatization. These curriculum developers ensured that the Ontario curriculum from K-12 would allow students to reach their full potential through usage of digital technology, and an equitable grading schema that utilized AI to grade. The AI was developed to grade based on having key words in students answers which would highlight their usage of the IPC ideology. The entire curriculum aimed to create responsible citizens by teaching them values of meritocracy. The curriculum encourages digital competencies, and as such the IPC has invested in accessible centres for using digital technologies called Digital Labs. These centres replace public libraries, as anyone can access laptops using their Digital Lab ID cards. These centres ensure that anyone can participate on social media, have access to news, and utilize the internet and apps needed to complete work or school work. This way, even if someone were too poor to afford a phone or computer, they would not be left behind by the digital divide.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
While teacher unions were against the implementation of the pilot project, it received a lot of support from parents who just wanted their children to be successful in schools. However, in the year 2042 after over a decade of the system in place, graduates of this system began protesting against it, as they believe that it is actually being used in favour of the upper-class who have the connections and social capital to perform better in interviews, and  receive better jobs than the majority of the population that has become completely digitally dependent. The IPC and its supporters who provide generous donations to the province, deny the accusations. They vouch that the current system is a reflection of meritocracy, and those who work hard will obtain the occupations they want. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Across the province students have a graduation rate of 90% regardless of class, gender, or race. These statistics are often cited in public speeches because it highlights how the current system has created a successful and equitable curriculum for secondary students. &lt;br /&gt;
This change in schooling had a ripple effect on other elements in society, primarily the workforce. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The economy has had an increase in GDP. However, this is due to job creations in manufacturing and low-skill areas instead of unionized white-collar positions that have become extremely competitive. As students graduate high school, instead of developing critical thinking as the curriculum intends, they are digitally dependent on AI for completing school work. As such those who do not work hard to practice for interviews or know ahead of time the buzz word responses that the interviewers are looking for, consequently do not perform well and so they are unable to be admitted into post-secondary despite having near perfect averages in secondary schools. Current secondary school graduates have taken to protesting on the streets that despite their achievement in grade average, the system has made it even harder for students to enter post-secondary or have a chance at a secure job.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As the majority are stuck with the decision to either work in low paid, no benefits, and precarious conditions, or no job at all, there has consequently been an increase in crime and homelessness as some people do not think it is worth working super hard without the benefits being reflected. Meanwhile, many higher paid jobs are kept exclusive to the generations of upper-class as they require social capital not taught in secondary schools to perform in the interviews, and often learn skills from private tutors or attend private schools to prepare them in literacy, and mathematical skills without the use of AI, that are needed for post-secondary. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Ultimately, while the economy has increased thanks to neoliberal privatization, the overall living conditions for people have declined. The gap between rich and poor grows, and student graduating from secondary school do not have the knowledge needed to be successful in the current system.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Links to Individual Narratives==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Individual Narrative for Education]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[https://wiki.seriousplaylab.com/index.php?title=Test]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Linda&#039;s Individual Narrative]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Linda</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
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		<updated>2024-03-27T17:21:25Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Linda: /* Government/Politics Structure */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;==Context==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;In the year 2049, education has shifted to become de-streamed within all of Ontario, specifically becoming digital.&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
After the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019, the government realised that they could save so more money by continuing to have education online. Therefore, the government decided to make learning solely online. However, due to parents protesting about no one being able to stay home from work to look after their children, the government decided to still keep school boards intact. Students would still come into the school building, however they would be on their digital devices (chrome books) during their class period to attend their online classes. There would be teachers (and people hired and trusted by each board) physically present within the classrooms to supervise. By the year 2035, there would be one teacher for every subject of every grade level. The lessons would take place online so every student in Ontario could attend the same class. Every student would receive the same type of assessment and could use digital technologies to complete them. Grading would be done by AI in order to ensure equal and fair practice. There will still be staff within the building for administrative aid and maintenance, but no teaching will be done by any of these staff within the building. Students have different class periods and schedules and go to different classrooms to attend each of their online classes. Post Secondary admissions would shift from only considering grades, to also including interviews with students in order to help select students who could demonstrate civic responsibility without the use of digital tools.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Educational Structure==&lt;br /&gt;
==School Cultural Structure==&lt;br /&gt;
==Government/Politics Structure==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
From a GDP viewpoint, Ontario is thriving in comparison to its other provinces. In the year 2030, a new party had formed and been selected to represent the province; The Independence Party of Canada (IPC). The IPC stood for neoliberal ideologies that privatized the economy. Ontario was in the midst of unaffordable housing, increased homelessness, rising food prices, a mental health epidemic, and declining public institutions such as healthcare and schools. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In 2030, the IPC highlighted how the economy was to blame for these problems. The Ontario government had created these problems through mismanagement of public funds. Despite putting more money in these areas than ever before in its history, the situation continued to spiral. Therefore, the solution was to increase privatization, so that the province will gain more money overall, and success or failure in this neoliberal economy will be a result of the individuals’ merit. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Education was the IPC’s primary target. The IPC presented the pilot project of one teacher per subject for each grade. &lt;br /&gt;
In 2023, the Ontario government had been spending $34.7 billion in education. By the time of the 2030 elections, it had increased by an approximate $600 million per year to a total of $40 billion &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Goldberg 2023.&amp;lt;ref/&amp;gt;. In the pre-election political debate, the IPC promised Ontario citizens that they would save them 40 billion per year which would then be reinvested to supporting infrastructures in society. Their platform was based on the ideology of meritocracy, and the equitable learning that remote learning and AI grading provided. The IPC won by a landslide. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The IPC selected highly qualified curriculum developers who had written a number of academic articles that listed the benefits of privatization. These curriculum developers ensured that the Ontario curriculum from K-12 would allow students to reach their full potential through usage of digital technology, and an equitable grading schema that utilized AI to grade. The AI was developed to grade based on having key words in students answers which would highlight their usage of the IPC ideology. The entire curriculum aimed to create responsible citizens by teaching them values of meritocracy. The curriculum encourages digital competencies, and as such the IPC has invested in accessible centres for using digital technologies called Digital Labs. These centres replace public libraries, as anyone can access laptops using their Digital Lab ID cards. These centres ensure that anyone can participate on social media, have access to news, and utilize the internet and apps needed to complete work or school work. This way, even if someone were too poor to afford a phone or computer, they would not be left behind by the digital divide.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
While teacher unions were against the implementation of the pilot project, it received a lot of support from parents who just wanted their children to be successful in schools. However, in the year 2042 after over a decade of the system in place, graduates of this system began protesting against it, as they believe that it is actually being used in favour of the upper-class who have the connections and social capital to perform better in interviews, and  receive better jobs than the majority of the population that has become completely digitally dependent. The IPC and its supporters who provide generous donations to the province, deny the accusations. They vouch that the current system is a reflection of meritocracy, and those who work hard will obtain the occupations they want. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Across the province students have a graduation rate of 90% regardless of class, gender, or race. These statistics are often cited in public speeches because it highlights how the current system has created a successful and equitable curriculum for secondary students. &lt;br /&gt;
This change in schooling had a ripple effect on other elements in society, primarily the workforce. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The economy has had an increase in GDP. However, this is due to job creations in manufacturing and low-skill areas instead of unionized white-collar positions that have become extremely competitive. As students graduate high school, instead of developing critical thinking as the curriculum intends, they are digitally dependent on AI for completing school work. As such those who do not work hard to practice for interviews or know ahead of time the buzz word responses that the interviewers are looking for, consequently do not perform well and so they are unable to be admitted into post-secondary despite having near perfect averages in secondary schools. Current secondary school graduates have taken to protesting on the streets that despite their achievement in grade average, the system has made it even harder for students to enter post-secondary or have a chance at a secure job.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As the majority are stuck with the decision to either work in low paid, no benefits, and precarious conditions, or no job at all, there has consequently been an increase in crime and homelessness as some people do not think it is worth working super hard without the benefits being reflected. Meanwhile, many higher paid jobs are kept exclusive to the generations of upper-class as they require social capital not taught in secondary schools to perform in the interviews, and often learn skills from private tutors or attend private schools to prepare them in literacy, and mathematical skills without the use of AI, that are needed for post-secondary. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Ultimately, while the economy has increased thanks to neoliberal privatization, the overall living conditions for people have declined. The gap between rich and poor grows, and student graduating from secondary school do not have the knowledge needed to be successful in the current system.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Links to Individual Narratives==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Individual Narrative for Education]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[https://wiki.seriousplaylab.com/index.php?title=Test]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Linda&#039;s Individual Narrative]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Linda: /* Links to Individual Narratives */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;==Context==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;In the year 2049, education has shifted to become de-streamed within all of Ontario, specifically becoming digital.&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
After the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019, the government realised that they could save so more money by continuing to have education online. Therefore, the government decided to make learning solely online. However, due to parents protesting about no one being able to stay home from work to look after their children, the government decided to still keep school boards intact. Students would still come into the school building, however they would be on their digital devices (chrome books) during their class period to attend their online classes. There would be teachers (and people hired and trusted by each board) physically present within the classrooms to supervise. By the year 2035, there would be one teacher for every subject of every grade level. The lessons would take place online so every student in Ontario could attend the same class. Every student would receive the same type of assessment and could use digital technologies to complete them. Grading would be done by AI in order to ensure equal and fair practice. There will still be staff within the building for administrative aid and maintenance, but no teaching will be done by any of these staff within the building. Students have different class periods and schedules and go to different classrooms to attend each of their online classes. Post Secondary admissions would shift from only considering grades, to also including interviews with students in order to help select students who could demonstrate civic responsibility without the use of digital tools.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Educational Structure==&lt;br /&gt;
==School Cultural Structure==&lt;br /&gt;
==Government/Politics Structure==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
From a GDP viewpoint, Ontario is thriving in comparison to its other provinces. In the year 2030, a new party had formed and been selected to represent the province; The Independence Party of Canada (IPC). The IPC stood for neoliberal ideologies that privatized the economy. Ontario was in the midst of unaffordable housing, increased homelessness, rising food prices, a mental health epidemic, and declining public institutions such as healthcare and schools. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In 2030, the IPC highlighted how the economy was to blame for these problems. The Ontario government had created these problems through mismanagement of public funds. Despite putting more money in these areas than ever before in its history, the situation continued to spiral. Therefore, the solution was to increase privatization, so that the province will gain more money overall, and success or failure in this neoliberal economy will be a result of the individuals’ merit. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Education was the IPC’s primary target. The IPC presented the pilot project of one teacher per subject for each grade. &lt;br /&gt;
In 2023, the Ontario government had been spending $34.7 billion in education. By the time of the 2030 elections, it had increased by an approximate $600 million per year to a total of $40 billion. In the pre-election political debate, the IPC promised Ontario citizens that they would save them 40 billion per year which would then be reinvested to supporting infrastructures in society. Their platform was based on the ideology of meritocracy, and the equitable learning that remote learning and AI grading provided. The IPC won by a landslide. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The IPC selected highly qualified curriculum developers who had written a number of academic articles that listed the benefits of privatization. These curriculum developers ensured that the Ontario curriculum from K-12 would allow students to reach their full potential through usage of digital technology, and an equitable grading schema that utilized AI to grade. The AI was developed to grade based on having key words in students answers which would highlight their usage of the IPC ideology. The entire curriculum aimed to create responsible citizens by teaching them values of meritocracy. The curriculum encourages digital competencies, and as such the IPC has invested in accessible centres for using digital technologies called Digital Labs. These centres replace public libraries, as anyone can access laptops using their Digital Lab ID cards. These centres ensure that anyone can participate on social media, have access to news, and utilize the internet and apps needed to complete work or school work. This way, even if someone were too poor to afford a phone or computer, they would not be left behind by the digital divide.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
While teacher unions were against the implementation of the pilot project, it received a lot of support from parents who just wanted their children to be successful in schools. However, in the year 2042 after over a decade of the system in place, graduates of this system began protesting against it, as they believe that it is actually being used in favour of the upper-class who have the connections and social capital to perform better in interviews, and  receive better jobs than the majority of the population that has become completely digitally dependent. The IPC and its supporters who provide generous donations to the province, deny the accusations. They vouch that the current system is a reflection of meritocracy, and those who work hard will obtain the occupations they want. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Across the province students have a graduation rate of 90% regardless of class, gender, or race. These statistics are often cited in public speeches because it highlights how the current system has created a successful and equitable curriculum for secondary students. &lt;br /&gt;
This change in schooling had a ripple effect on other elements in society, primarily the workforce. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The economy has had an increase in GDP. However, this is due to job creations in manufacturing and low-skill areas instead of unionized white-collar positions that have become extremely competitive. As students graduate high school, instead of developing critical thinking as the curriculum intends, they are digitally dependent on AI for completing school work. As such those who do not work hard to practice for interviews or know ahead of time the buzz word responses that the interviewers are looking for, consequently do not perform well and so they are unable to be admitted into post-secondary despite having near perfect averages in secondary schools. Current secondary school graduates have taken to protesting on the streets that despite their achievement in grade average, the system has made it even harder for students to enter post-secondary or have a chance at a secure job.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As the majority are stuck with the decision to either work in low paid, no benefits, and precarious conditions, or no job at all, there has consequently been an increase in crime and homelessness as some people do not think it is worth working super hard without the benefits being reflected. Meanwhile, many higher paid jobs are kept exclusive to the generations of upper-class as they require social capital not taught in secondary schools to perform in the interviews, and often learn skills from private tutors or attend private schools to prepare them in literacy, and mathematical skills without the use of AI, that are needed for post-secondary. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Ultimately, while the economy has increased thanks to neoliberal privatization, the overall living conditions for people have declined. The gap between rich and poor grows, and student graduating from secondary school do not have the knowledge needed to be successful in the current system.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Links to Individual Narratives==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Individual Narrative for Education]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[https://wiki.seriousplaylab.com/index.php?title=Test]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Linda&#039;s Individual Narrative]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Linda</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
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		<updated>2024-03-26T17:56:12Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Linda: /* Government/Politics Structure */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;==Context==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;In the year 2049, education has shifted to become de-streamed within all of Ontario, specifically becoming digital.&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
After the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019, the government realised that they could save so more money by continuing to have education online. Therefore, the government decided to make learning solely online. However, due to parents protesting about no one being able to stay home from work to look after their children, the government decided to still keep school boards intact. Students would still come into the school building, however they would be on their digital devices (chrome books) during their class period to attend their online classes. There would be teachers (and people hired and trusted by each board) physically present within the classrooms to supervise. By the year 2035, there would be one teacher for every subject of every grade level. The lessons would take place online so every student in Ontario could attend the same class. Every student would receive the same type of assessment and could use digital technologies to complete them. Grading would be done by AI in order to ensure equal and fair practice. There will still be staff within the building for administrative aid and maintenance, but no teaching will be done by any of these staff within the building. Students have different class periods and schedules and go to different classrooms to attend each of their online classes. Post Secondary admissions would shift from only considering grades, to also including interviews with students in order to help select students who could demonstrate civic responsibility without the use of digital tools.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Educational Structure==&lt;br /&gt;
==School Cultural Structure==&lt;br /&gt;
==Government/Politics Structure==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
From a GDP viewpoint, Ontario is thriving in comparison to its other provinces. In the year 2030, a new party had formed and been selected to represent the province; The Independence Party of Canada (IPC). The IPC stood for neoliberal ideologies that privatized the economy. Ontario was in the midst of unaffordable housing, increased homelessness, rising food prices, a mental health epidemic, and declining public institutions such as healthcare and schools. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In 2030, the IPC highlighted how the economy was to blame for these problems. The Ontario government had created these problems through mismanagement of public funds. Despite putting more money in these areas than ever before in its history, the situation continued to spiral. Therefore, the solution was to increase privatization, so that the province will gain more money overall, and success or failure in this neoliberal economy will be a result of the individuals’ merit. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Education was the IPC’s primary target. The IPC presented the pilot project of one teacher per subject for each grade. &lt;br /&gt;
In 2023, the Ontario government had been spending $34.7 billion in education. By the time of the 2030 elections, it had increased by an approximate $600 million per year to a total of $40 billion. In the pre-election political debate, the IPC promised Ontario citizens that they would save them 40 billion per year which would then be reinvested to supporting infrastructures in society. Their platform was based on the ideology of meritocracy, and the equitable learning that remote learning and AI grading provided. The IPC won by a landslide. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The IPC selected highly qualified curriculum developers who had written a number of academic articles that listed the benefits of privatization. These curriculum developers ensured that the Ontario curriculum from K-12 would allow students to reach their full potential through usage of digital technology, and an equitable grading schema that utilized AI to grade. The AI was developed to grade based on having key words in students answers which would highlight their usage of the IPC ideology. The entire curriculum aimed to create responsible citizens by teaching them values of meritocracy. The curriculum encourages digital competencies, and as such the IPC has invested in accessible centres for using digital technologies called Digital Labs. These centres replace public libraries, as anyone can access laptops using their Digital Lab ID cards. These centres ensure that anyone can participate on social media, have access to news, and utilize the internet and apps needed to complete work or school work. This way, even if someone were too poor to afford a phone or computer, they would not be left behind by the digital divide.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
While teacher unions were against the implementation of the pilot project, it received a lot of support from parents who just wanted their children to be successful in schools. However, in the year 2042 after over a decade of the system in place, graduates of this system began protesting against it, as they believe that it is actually being used in favour of the upper-class who have the connections and social capital to perform better in interviews, and  receive better jobs than the majority of the population that has become completely digitally dependent. The IPC and its supporters who provide generous donations to the province, deny the accusations. They vouch that the current system is a reflection of meritocracy, and those who work hard will obtain the occupations they want. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Across the province students have a graduation rate of 90% regardless of class, gender, or race. These statistics are often cited in public speeches because it highlights how the current system has created a successful and equitable curriculum for secondary students. &lt;br /&gt;
This change in schooling had a ripple effect on other elements in society, primarily the workforce. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The economy has had an increase in GDP. However, this is due to job creations in manufacturing and low-skill areas instead of unionized white-collar positions that have become extremely competitive. As students graduate high school, instead of developing critical thinking as the curriculum intends, they are digitally dependent on AI for completing school work. As such those who do not work hard to practice for interviews or know ahead of time the buzz word responses that the interviewers are looking for, consequently do not perform well and so they are unable to be admitted into post-secondary despite having near perfect averages in secondary schools. Current secondary school graduates have taken to protesting on the streets that despite their achievement in grade average, the system has made it even harder for students to enter post-secondary or have a chance at a secure job.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As the majority are stuck with the decision to either work in low paid, no benefits, and precarious conditions, or no job at all, there has consequently been an increase in crime and homelessness as some people do not think it is worth working super hard without the benefits being reflected. Meanwhile, many higher paid jobs are kept exclusive to the generations of upper-class as they require social capital not taught in secondary schools to perform in the interviews, and often learn skills from private tutors or attend private schools to prepare them in literacy, and mathematical skills without the use of AI, that are needed for post-secondary. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Ultimately, while the economy has increased thanks to neoliberal privatization, the overall living conditions for people have declined. The gap between rich and poor grows, and student graduating from secondary school do not have the knowledge needed to be successful in the current system.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Links to Individual Narratives==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Individual Narrative for Education]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[https://wiki.seriousplaylab.com/index.php?title=Test]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Linda</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Linda: /* Context */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;==Context==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;In the year 2049, education has shifted to become de-streamed within all of Ontario, specifically becoming digital.&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
After the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019, the government realised that they could save so more money by continuing to have education online. Therefore, the government decided to make learning solely online. However, due to parents protesting about no one being able to stay home from work to look after their children, the government decided to still keep school boards intact. Students would still come into the school building, however they would be on their digital devices (chrome books) during their class period to attend their online classes. There would be teachers (and people hired and trusted by each board) physically present within the classrooms to supervise. By the year 2035, there would be one teacher for every subject of every grade level. The lessons would take place online so every student in Ontario could attend the same class. Every student would receive the same type of assessment and could use digital technologies to complete them. Grading would be done by AI in order to ensure equal and fair practice. There will still be staff within the building for administrative aid and maintenance, but no teaching will be done by any of these staff within the building. Students have different class periods and schedules and go to different classrooms to attend each of their online classes. Post Secondary admissions would shift from only considering grades, to also including interviews with students in order to help select students who could demonstrate civic responsibility without the use of digital tools.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Educational Structure==&lt;br /&gt;
==School Cultural Structure==&lt;br /&gt;
==Government/Politics Structure==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
From a GDP viewpoint, Ontario is thriving in comparison to its other provinces. In the year 2030, a new party had formed and been selected to represent the province; The Independence Party of Canada (IPC). The IPC stood for neoliberal ideologies that privatized the economy. Ontario was in the midst of unaffordable housing, increased homelessness, rising food prices, a mental health epidemic, and declining public institutions such as healthcare and schools. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The IPC highlighted how the economy was to blame for these problems. The Ontario government had created these problems through mismanagement of public funds. Despite putting more money in these areas than ever before in its history, the situation continued to spiral. Therefore, the solution was to increase privatization, so that the province will gain more money overall, and success or failure in this neoliberal economy will be a result of the individuals’ merit. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Government Controlled Institutions:&lt;br /&gt;
Education was the IPC’s first target. The IPC presented the pilot project of one teacher per subject for each grade. &lt;br /&gt;
In 2023, the Ontario government had been spending $34.7 billion in education. By the time of the 2030 elections, it had increased by an approximate $600 million per year to a total of $40 billion. In the pre-election political debate, the IPC promised Ontario citizens that they would save them 40 billion per year which would then go into resolving the food price and housing dilemmas. The IPC won by a landslide. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The IPC selected highly qualified curriculum developers who had written a number of academic articles that listed the benefits of privatization. These curriculum developers ensured that the Ontario curriculum from K-12 would allow students to reach their full potential through usage of digital technology, and an equitable grading schema that utilized AI to grade. The AI was developed to grade based on having key words in students answers which would highlight their usage of the IPC ideology. The entire curriculum aimed to create responsible citizens by teaching them values of meritocracy. The curriculum encourages digital competencies, and as such it has created accessible centres for using digital technologies. When people are not at work, they are on social media, or engaging in digital creation to pass time.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The updated version of ChatGPT incorporates responses that also include the IPC’s values and draws upon social media forums, and academic articles to confirm the superiority of the ideology. &lt;br /&gt;
While teacher unions were against the implementation of the pilot project, it received a lot of support from parents who just wanted their students to be successful in schools. However, in the year 2042 after over a decade of the system in place, graduates of this system began protesting against it as they believe that it is actually being used in favour of the upper-class who have the connections and social capital to perform better in interviews to receive better jobs than the majority of the population that is digitally dependent. The IPC and its supporters who provide generous donations to the province, deny the accusations as the current system is a reflection of meritocracy, and those who work hard will obtain the occupations they want. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Furthermore, parents are happier than ever that their children are doing well in classrooms, and that schools supervise their children so that they can work hard to make a living. Across the province students have a graduation rate of 90% regardless of class, gender, or race. These statistics are often cited in public speeches because it highlights how the current system has created a successful , culturally relevant and equitable curriculum. &lt;br /&gt;
This change in schooling had a ripple effect on other elements in society such as the workforce: &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The economy has had an increase in GDP. As students graduate high school they are digitally dependent, and as such those who do not work hard to practice for interviews, do not perform well and so they are unable to get into post-secondary despite having near perfect averages in highschool. Many higher paid jobs require skills that cannot rely on digital dependence, such as in medicine, science, law, software engineers etc. As such, only a select of the most hard working people are able to demonstrate the competency to study these fields and be able to perform after graduation. Consequently, the majority of the population performs jobs that do not require specific abilities and only need a secondary school diploma to enter.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Links to Individual Narratives==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Individual Narrative for Education]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[https://wiki.seriousplaylab.com/index.php?title=Test]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Linda</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
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&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;==Context==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;In the year 2049, education has shifted to become de-streamed within all of Ontario, specifically becoming digital.&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
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After the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019, the government realised that they could save so much more money by continuing to have education online. Therefore, the government decided to make learning solely online. However, due to parents protesting about no one being able to stay home from their work to look after their kids, the government decided to still keep school boards intact. Students would still come into the school building however be on their devices during their class period to attend their online classes. There would be teachers (and people hired and trusted by each board) to be present within the classrooms to supervise. By the year 2035, there would be one teacher for every subject of every grade level. The lessons would take place online so every student in Ontario could attend the same class. Every student would receive the same type of assessment and could use digital technologies. Grading would be done by AI in order to ensure equal and fair practice. There will still be staff within the building for administrative aid and maintenance but no teaching will be done by any of these staff within the building. Students have different class periods and schedules and go to different classrooms to attend each of their online classes. Post Secondary admissions would shift from only considering grades, to also including interviews with students in order to help select students who could demonstrate civic responsibility without the use of digital tools.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Educational Structure==&lt;br /&gt;
==School Cultural Structure==&lt;br /&gt;
==Government/Politics Structure==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
From a GDP viewpoint, Ontario is thriving in comparison to its other provinces. In the year 2030, a new party had formed and been selected to represent the province; The Independence Party of Canada (IPC). The IPC stood for neoliberal ideologies that privatized the economy. Ontario was in the midst of unaffordable housing, increased homelessness, rising food prices, a mental health epidemic, and declining public institutions such as healthcare and schools. &lt;br /&gt;
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The IPC highlighted how the economy was to blame for these problems. The Ontario government had created these problems through mismanagement of public funds. Despite putting more money in these areas than ever before in its history, the situation continued to spiral. Therefore, the solution was to increase privatization, so that the province will gain more money overall, and success or failure in this neoliberal economy will be a result of the individuals’ merit. &lt;br /&gt;
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Government Controlled Institutions:&lt;br /&gt;
Education was the IPC’s first target. The IPC presented the pilot project of one teacher per subject for each grade. &lt;br /&gt;
In 2023, the Ontario government had been spending $34.7 billion in education. By the time of the 2030 elections, it had increased by an approximate $600 million per year to a total of $40 billion. In the pre-election political debate, the IPC promised Ontario citizens that they would save them 40 billion per year which would then go into resolving the food price and housing dilemmas. The IPC won by a landslide. &lt;br /&gt;
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The IPC selected highly qualified curriculum developers who had written a number of academic articles that listed the benefits of privatization. These curriculum developers ensured that the Ontario curriculum from K-12 would allow students to reach their full potential through usage of digital technology, and an equitable grading schema that utilized AI to grade. The AI was developed to grade based on having key words in students answers which would highlight their usage of the IPC ideology. The entire curriculum aimed to create responsible citizens by teaching them values of meritocracy. The curriculum encourages digital competencies, and as such it has created accessible centres for using digital technologies. When people are not at work, they are on social media, or engaging in digital creation to pass time.&lt;br /&gt;
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The updated version of ChatGPT incorporates responses that also include the IPC’s values and draws upon social media forums, and academic articles to confirm the superiority of the ideology. &lt;br /&gt;
While teacher unions were against the implementation of the pilot project, it received a lot of support from parents who just wanted their students to be successful in schools. However, in the year 2042 after over a decade of the system in place, graduates of this system began protesting against it as they believe that it is actually being used in favour of the upper-class who have the connections and social capital to perform better in interviews to receive better jobs than the majority of the population that is digitally dependent. The IPC and its supporters who provide generous donations to the province, deny the accusations as the current system is a reflection of meritocracy, and those who work hard will obtain the occupations they want. &lt;br /&gt;
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Furthermore, parents are happier than ever that their children are doing well in classrooms, and that schools supervise their children so that they can work hard to make a living. Across the province students have a graduation rate of 90% regardless of class, gender, or race. These statistics are often cited in public speeches because it highlights how the current system has created a successful , culturally relevant and equitable curriculum. &lt;br /&gt;
This change in schooling had a ripple effect on other elements in society such as the workforce: &lt;br /&gt;
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The economy has had an increase in GDP. As students graduate high school they are digitally dependent, and as such those who do not work hard to practice for interviews, do not perform well and so they are unable to get into post-secondary despite having near perfect averages in highschool. Many higher paid jobs require skills that cannot rely on digital dependence, such as in medicine, science, law, software engineers etc. As such, only a select of the most hard working people are able to demonstrate the competency to study these fields and be able to perform after graduation. Consequently, the majority of the population performs jobs that do not require specific abilities and only need a secondary school diploma to enter.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Links to Individual Narratives==&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Linda</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.seriousplaylab.com/index.php?title=Group_2:_Digital_Overtake&amp;diff=4275</id>
		<title>Group 2: Digital Overtake</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki.seriousplaylab.com/index.php?title=Group_2:_Digital_Overtake&amp;diff=4275"/>
		<updated>2024-03-25T21:13:41Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Linda: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;==Context==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;In the year 2049, education has shifted to become de-streamed within all of Ontario, specifically becoming digital.&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
After the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019, the government realised that they could save so much more money by continuing to have education online. Therefore, the government decided to make learning solely online. However, due to parents protesting about no one being able to stay home from their work to look after their kids, the government decided to still keep school boards intact. Students would still come into the school building however be on their devices during their class period to attend their online classes. There would be teachers (and people hired and trusted by each board) to be present within the classrooms to supervise. By the year 2035, there would be one teacher for every subject of every grade level. The lessons would take place online so every student in Ontario could attend the same class. Every student would receive the same type of assessment and could use digital technologies. Grading would be done by AI in order to ensure equal and fair practice. There will still be staff within the building for administrative aid and maintenance but no teaching will be done by any of these staff within the building. Students have different class periods and schedules and go to different classrooms to attend each of their online classes. Post Secondary admissions would shift from only considering grades, to also including interviews with students in order to help select students who could demonstrate civic responsibility without the use of digital tools.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Educational Structure==&lt;br /&gt;
==School Cultural Structure==&lt;br /&gt;
==Government/Politics Structure==&lt;br /&gt;
==Links to Individual Narratives==&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Linda</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.seriousplaylab.com/index.php?title=Group_2:_Digital_Overtake&amp;diff=4274</id>
		<title>Group 2: Digital Overtake</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki.seriousplaylab.com/index.php?title=Group_2:_Digital_Overtake&amp;diff=4274"/>
		<updated>2024-03-25T21:12:48Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Linda: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;==Context==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;In the year 2049, education has shifted to become de-streamed within all of Ontario, specifically becoming digital.&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
After the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019, the government realised that they could save so much more money by continuing to have education online. Therefore, the government decided to make learning solely online. However, due to parents protesting about no one being able to stay home from their work to look after their kids, the government decided to still keep school boards intact. Students would still come into the school building however be on their devices during their class period to attend their online classes. There would be teachers (and people hired and trusted by each board) to be present within the classrooms to supervise. By the year 2035, there would be one teacher for every subject of every grade level. The lessons would take place online so every student in Ontario could attend the same class. Every student would receive the same type of assessment and could use digital technologies. Grading would be done by AI in order to ensure equal and fair practice. There will still be staff within the building for administrative aid and maintenance but no teaching will be done by any of these staff within the building. Students have different class periods and schedules and go to different classrooms to attend each of their online classes. Post Secondary admissions would shift from only considering grades, to also including interviews with students in order to help select students who could demonstrate civic responsibility without the use of digital tools.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Educational Structure==&lt;br /&gt;
==School Cultural Structure==&lt;br /&gt;
==Government/Politics Structure==&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Linda</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.seriousplaylab.com/index.php?title=Group_2:_Digital_Overtake&amp;diff=4273</id>
		<title>Group 2: Digital Overtake</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki.seriousplaylab.com/index.php?title=Group_2:_Digital_Overtake&amp;diff=4273"/>
		<updated>2024-03-25T21:11:34Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Linda: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;==Context==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;In the year 2049, education has shifted to become de-streamed within all of Ontario, specifically becoming digital.&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
After the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019, the government realised that they could save so much more money by continuing to have education online. Therefore, the government decided to make learning solely online. However, due to parents protesting about no one being able to stay home from their work to look after their kids, the government decided to still keep school boards intact. Students would still come into the school building however be on their devices during their class period to attend their online classes. There would be teachers (and people hired and trusted by each board) to be present within the classrooms to supervise. By the year 2035, there would be one teacher for every subject of every grade level. The lessons would take place online so every student in Ontario could attend the same class. Every student would receive the same type of assessment and could use digital technologies. Grading would be done by AI in order to ensure equal and fair practice. There will still be staff within the building for administrative aid and maintenance but no teaching will be done by any of these staff within the building. Students have different class periods and schedules and go to different classrooms to attend each of their online classes. Post Secondary admissions would shift from only considering grades, to also including interviews with students in order to help select students who could demonstrate civic responsibility without the use of digital tools.&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Linda</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.seriousplaylab.com/index.php?title=Playground&amp;diff=4270</id>
		<title>Playground</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki.seriousplaylab.com/index.php?title=Playground&amp;diff=4270"/>
		<updated>2024-03-25T21:09:39Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Linda: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;This is where you can mess around.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Kurtex47]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[The Educational Futurists]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Disability and Music Education 2037]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Group 1 - Test Test Test]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Let&#039;s talk about the [[strike]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
So let&#039;s create some headings. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Heading for My Playground == &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Cats ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Can cats be trusted?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Dogs ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Can dogs be trusted?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Hippo ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Why Hippos can&#039;t be trusted with expensive household items. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* test... i am currently writing &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;bold&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; stuff. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[kurt&#039;s page]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[kurt&#039;s page]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Linda</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.seriousplaylab.com/index.php?title=Group_2:_Digital_Overtake&amp;diff=4269</id>
		<title>Group 2: Digital Overtake</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki.seriousplaylab.com/index.php?title=Group_2:_Digital_Overtake&amp;diff=4269"/>
		<updated>2024-03-25T21:09:17Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Linda: Created page with &amp;quot;Background&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Background&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Linda</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.seriousplaylab.com/index.php?title=Playground&amp;diff=4268</id>
		<title>Playground</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki.seriousplaylab.com/index.php?title=Playground&amp;diff=4268"/>
		<updated>2024-03-25T21:08:31Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Linda: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;This is where you can mess around.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Kurtex47]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[The Educational Futurists]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Disability and Music Education 2037]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Group 1 - Test Test Test]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Let&#039;s talk about the [[strike]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
So let&#039;s create some headings. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Heading for My Playground == &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Cats ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Group 2: Digital Overtake]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Can cats be trusted?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Dogs ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Can dogs be trusted?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Hippo ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Why Hippos can&#039;t be trusted with expensive household items. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* test... i am currently writing &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;bold&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; stuff. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[kurt&#039;s page]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[kurt&#039;s page]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Linda</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.seriousplaylab.com/index.php?title=Playground&amp;diff=4267</id>
		<title>Playground</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki.seriousplaylab.com/index.php?title=Playground&amp;diff=4267"/>
		<updated>2024-03-25T21:07:39Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Linda: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;This is where you can mess around.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Kurtex47]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[The Educational Futurists]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Disability and Music Education 2037]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Group 1 - Test Test Test]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Let&#039;s talk about the [[strike]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
So let&#039;s create some headings. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Heading for My Playground == &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Cats ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Group 2: Digital Overtake==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Can cats be trusted?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Dogs ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Can dogs be trusted?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Hippo ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Why Hippos can&#039;t be trusted with expensive household items. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* test... i am currently writing &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;bold&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; stuff. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[kurt&#039;s page]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[kurt&#039;s page]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Linda</name></author>
	</entry>
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