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As social studies professors from all 10 of Alberta’s faculties of education, we have grave concerns about the draft K-6 social studies curriculum recently released by Education Minister Adriana LaGrange.
It rests on shaky foundations
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Opinion: Alberta s draft social studies curriculum will hinder students Back to video
The proposed curriculum is grounded in a flawed assumption that before students can engage in critical and creative thinking, they must first accrue a massive body of knowledge. Knowledge is, of course, important. However, learning hundreds of discrete facts disconnected from larger ideas makes it extremely difficult for students to make meaningful connections to their own lives and to broader understandings of concepts such as democracy, human rights, and social cohesion ideas that help us live well together. ....

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