Alberta social studies curriculum sorely lacking, educators say [Video]

A group of educators looking at the most recent draft of Alberta’s new social studies curriculum says it still does nothing to address the program’s fundamental flaws.

However, Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides stands by his government’s draft proposal, saying it took into account all of the concerns from educators.

“There’s a range of different folks that we’re listening to, of course, and some of the views that you’re hearing are a sample of those views but there are others who have been involved and others from across the country who have commented,” he told CTV Morning Live in an interview on Thursday.

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On Tuesday, CTV News heard from Dr. David Scott, an associate professor at the University of Calgary’s Werklund School of …