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Do you want change? Do you need change?

Change by itself is not just going to happen. Current political agendas from multiple sides won’t allow change the way you and I want it to. They aren’t properly motivated to act. But the problem goes deeper than inactivity. The problem is the “talking points” and “rhetoric” and a serious lack of transparency used by politicians and bureaucrats alike. And what is worse, is the promotion that main stream media has that confuses citizens from the facts and truths. Main stream media goes even further to twist and sell the facts to gain time and sympathy over non issues, replacing the issues of importance that we the citizens want, deserve, and expect.

To that end, Alberta Priority is launching the creation of focus groups. We are looking for those in the front lines on the ground and directly impacted by policy & governance through every industry and service that we the citizens require.

Results are what matter.

Ever since I was a child more than 50 years ago, classroom sizes have been a thing. 30, 40 kids in a classroom. That’s just too many. Too many for effective teaching. Too many for the best learning environment. Too many for discipline. And too many for the teacher to be expected to give all the little extras to improve quality of learning.

Regardless of any outside issue, is there any logical solution to classroom over crowding than simply having more classrooms?

An influx of new registered students here, a large new business hiring and families moving of there, a new residential development popping up right next door – the reasons for higher student numbers are important, but not for this purpose. The fact is, School’s need to adjust quickly.

Have you seen how ATCO trailers are configured in the Oil Patch? 2 and 3 stories high, elevators, stairways, bathrooms, classrooms, heat and air conditioning – and they go up in a couple days and come down just as fast. They hardly take up more room than a couple portables.

Problem – overcrowded classrooms. Solved in a weekend. So why does this issue still exist after 50 years?

We contend that with your help and direction, that many of today’s issues are simple straightforward problems. There is only one answer.

But how smart would you be if you went to revamp the entire curriculum of grades K-12 and you didn’t engage a single teacher in coming up with the answers? If you changed the standards of marking to lower the standards without investigating the impact?

You need teachers, administration, parents, and even representation from the students themselves to come up with a fair and reasonable set of issues and solutions that actually make sense. But our Provincial Government and it’s Bureaucrats instead hired 12 men with no educational background, to investigate making changes to this curriculum. We can do better.

And thus the creation of our focus groups. Involve yourself now and become part of the solution.