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Author of the article: David Staples  •  Edmonton Journal Publishing date: Apr 08, 2021  •  3 hours ago  •  4 minute read  •  Dr. Robert Craigen, University of Manitoba Math department professor, speaks during a public education forum discussing K-12 math curriculum at the University of Alberta in Edmonton in May 2015. Craigen says teaching fractions in earlier grades as part of the government's draft K-6 curriculum could be a "game changer." Photo by Ian Kucerak /Ian Kucerak/Edmonton Sun Article content It’s also a growing problem for Alberta students. We apologize, ...

Woke Math Doesn’t Add Up Commentary Bridge 9340 opened in 1967 and was the U.S. state of Minnesota’s third-busiest bridge, carrying 140,000 vehicles daily. Forty years later, the bridge collapsed during the evening rush hour without warning. Thirteen people died. An investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board determined that the collapse was the result of a math error made by the engineers who designed the bridge. When it comes to designing bridges, there is little room for error. Every calculation must be correct. Make one mistake and the whole thing might fail, as happened...

Article content The number of Alberta students who are functionally innumerate has doubled in recent years. These Grade Four girls and boys can’t add and subtract, can’t measure things and can’t analyze basic data. In 2007, only six per cent of our students fell into this category, but in 2015 that percentage shot up to 13.2 per cent. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or David Staples: Kenney tackling desperate problem in our schools — and it could be the most important thing he'll ever do Back to video In 2019, the most rec...