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这次亚省教科书改革,过多过早植入人文教育,被很多老师家长和学生诟病。
That counters a recommendation from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission that students in all grades — beginning in kindergarten — must learn about treaties and residential schools with age-appropriate material.
In Grade 2 kids will learn about how Judaism, Christianity, and Islam have contributed to today’s world and will be asked to recognize examples of classical architecture and monuments.
In Grade 3, students will learn about prominent Black Albertans, settlements, and contributions.
“It would be better to include a lot of different voices that reflect our current society and reality rather than the perspective that seems to be taking steps back in time,” noted Kasper. “Of course, we always want to what has happened in the past to inform our future but it seems to me that the document doesn’t make that full circle. It’s just constantly looking at the past rather than providing students with the skills and perspectives of our modern-day and future world.”