E299 - Current & Critical - Erin Corbett, The Alberta Education System - An Honest Conversation
“We can’t adjust the programming to meet [future market] needs, but we can start to give them the skills to be able to adapt to it, and welcome it, and take on the challenge.”
Erin philosophizes on significant challenges faced by students, parents and educators alike in today’s world. Whether it’s the regression in civil discourse, extreme viewpoints, or navigating gender inclusion, there are rapid changes that affect what and how children learn. Layer in a need for significant overhauling of curriculum programming, and educators have a difficult task to prepare children for the future. Erin demonstrates how West Island College is greeting this challenge head on and how they collaborate with parents and the Calgary community to develop the muscles in students that allows them to think critically.