What’s Really at Stake in Alberta’s Curriculum Controversy

What’s Really at Stake in Alberta’s Curriculum Controversy
There are decades of academic research in cognitive psychology that supports the case for a content-rich, fact-filled curriculum such as Alberta is developing. Shutterstock
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A lengthy furor over Alberta’s plans to put greater emphasis on facts and memorization in provincial schools has not abated with the start of the new school year.

Lorrie Clark
Lorrie Clark
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Lorrie Clark is professor emeritus of English at Trent University. Her doctoral thesis at the University of Virginia was directed by E.D. Hirsch, Jr.
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