Alberta Teachers’ Association Revives Concerns Over K-6 School Curriculum

By Staff The Canadian Press

Posted September 29, 2021 2:26 pm

1:42Alberta Teachers’ Association releases extensive review of ‘fatally flawed’ school curriculum

The Alberta Teachers’ Association surveyed more than 6,500 teachers about the proposed curriculum for kindergarten to Grade 6 students and says it’s imperative for the province to hear their concerns. Sarah Komadina has more on the noon news. A group representing Alberta teachers is rekindling fierce opposition to the government’s proposed curriculum for kindergarten to Grade 6 students.

The Alberta Teachers’ Association surveyed more than 6,500 teachers about the plan and says there is a moral imperative for the United Conservative government to hear their concerns.

Teachers surveyed said it reads like a curriculum from the 1950s and lacks a clear vision and goal.

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They said it skews toward Eurocentric history, is full of jargon, doesn’t teach students critical thinking skills, and lacks accurate Indigenous perspectives.

The curriculum is to be fully implemented next September.

— More to come…