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You could chalk it up to frustration.
Protestors gathered once again outside of the constituency offices of both local MLAs on Chippewa Road on Wednesday, March 31. This time local residents were spurred to speak out against the province following the release of the K-6 draft curriculum last week.
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Chalk messages left along the sidewalk read; “Repulsive, regressive, and racist – the new 3 R’s at school”, “21st century learners deserve 21st century curriculum”, “Is this curriculum an April Fool’s joke?”, “Stand up for the kids Jordan!”, “You know plagiarism gets you kicked out of school, right?”, “So are our new American textbooks available in French?”, “Surprise! Teachers are the curriculum experts”, and “The rewrite is an embarrassment” and that’s only to name a few.
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Alberta K-6 students will learn about financial literacy, computer science and sexual consent under a new draft curriculum that will pilot this fall.
Education Minister Adriana LaGrange unveiled the plan on Mar. 29, which will replace some programs of study that are more than 30 years old.
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“In the last election, we heard loud and clear from parents across Alberta that it was time for a renewed focus on essential knowledge and skills,” LaGrange said. That will include things like budgeting, computer coding and public speaking.
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