OP-ED: To save Alberta’s schools, teach students how to think critically
"The real crisis in Alberta’s education system is not material but philosophical. Headlines focus on budgets and class sizes, but what truly deserves attention is the purpose of education itself."
Author: Dotan Rousso
The Alberta government’s latest offer to teachers includes a 12 per cent wage increase over four years, the hiring of 3,000 new teachers, and a unified provincial salary grid to narrow regional pay gaps. It also promises smaller class sizes, aiming for an average of 22 students per K–3 class with gradual reductions in…
