“We don’t need no education. We don’t need no thought control.” — Pink Floyd, The Wall
It’s been the lament of children — and parents — for generations as they survive the school system.
While Pink Floyd was railing against an overly regimented post-war school system in Britain, in Ontario, the thought control has been mostly from the left, as generations of young people have had their schooling undermined by useless edu-babble.
It was a breath of fresh air last week to see new Education Minister Stephen Lecce finally dump the disastrous Discovery Math curriculum that’s consigned the math skills of a generation of children to the trash heap.
Year after year, testing showed kids weren’t meeting the grades. Our kids can’t do the math — because we haven’t taught it. It wasn’t their fault or the fault of teachers. It was the trendy curriculum that pleased no one but ideologues.
As thousands of students head off to school on Tuesday, here are a few hints to navigate the blackboard jungle.
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