Vast Majority of Parents Want Teachers to Focus on Facts Over Opinion: Poll

A workbook is seen on a student's desk in an elementary school classroom, in Vancouver, on April 13, 2023. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

A large majority of Canadian parents want teachers to provide notice of controversial lessons and to focus on facts rather than opinions in the classroom, according to a newly released report.

Eighty-six percent of parents surveyed for the Fraser Institute report said both teachers and the curriculum they teach in Kindergarten through Grade 12 should focus on providing students with facts “and a learning environment within which students can openly explore facts” rather than the interpretations or opinions of teachers and school boards.