Alberta’s failing classrooms: The decline of education goes far beyond funding
Throwing more money at the K–12 system won’t fix what’s broken. Accountability, parenting, and high standards must return to the heart of education.
Teacher preparation and accountability also require honest examination. While many educators are passionate and capable, some lack the skills or subject matter knowledge necessary for effective instruction. Yet, due to rigid employment protections, removing consistently underperforming teachers is extremely difficult. Universities, too, must bear responsibility. Faculties of Education are graduating new teachers who often lack proficiency in math, literacy, or science — the very subjects they are expected to teach.
Meanwhile, the curriculum has expanded beyond recognition. In the drive to address every social or ideological issue of the day, we have diluted focus on the academic fundamentals — English or French language proficiency, mathematics, science, and civics. Students leave high school with inflated grades but insufficient skills.
Alberta’s own statistics tell the story. Roughly 20% to 25% of Grade 12 graduates require upgrading in English, math, or science before qualifying for university or technical school.
https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/burton-albertas-failing-classrooms-the-decline-of-education-goes-far-beyond-funding/68225
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Pierre Poilievre's Early Life and Biggest Hits as MP
Pierre Poilievre was born on June 3, 1979, in Calgary, Alberta, to a 16-year-old high school student mother who placed him for adoption shortly after his birth; he was raised by his adoptive parents, Marlene and Donald Poilievre, both schoolteachers from Saskatchewan who had recently relocated to Calgary, alongside his younger brother Patrick in a middle-class Roman Catholic household that emphasized education and public service. His biological parents later divorced when he was around 12, and in his early twenties, he connected with his biological mother, a nurse in North Carolina, and his maternal grandfather for the first time.
Growing up in suburban Calgary, Poilievre enjoyed competitive sports like hockey, football, and wrestling—though a shoulder tendinitis injury at age 14 sidelined him from the latter, prompting him to accompany his mother to a Progressive Conservative meeting that sparked his lifelong interest in politics!
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