Educators who were consulted on the Alberta government's draft K-6 social studies curriculum have penned an open letter expressing 'significant concerns' and disappointment that their feedback was 'largely ignored.'
. They were invited by Alberta Education to give their expertise after the initial curriculum was delayed in 2021 following heavy criticism.
"Alberta is a world-leading jurisdiction of education, that has a long history of being one of the top performing jurisdictions in education, and as a parent myself of two kids, I'm deeply concerned that we're going to lose that status with this kind of curriculum," he said. "There's not really an opportunity to learn about the world views and perspectives, and understand different ways of being in the world, including that of francophone and Indigenous people," he said.
"The recommendations were taken to heart, and a number of revisions were made to very early drafts, even before any content was put in place about the scope and sequence, what should be taught and at what grade.This is the third proposed replacement of Alberta's social studies curriculum for elementary schools. In addition to the version criticized in 2021 under the UCP government, a 2018 proposal under the NDP was also unsuccessful.
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