Literacy and numeracy have always been the cornerstone of curriculum, this is not new, constructivism is just one of many teaching methods, the Ministerial Order on Student Learning should not get in the way of how curriculum is taught, leave that to the experts-teachers. /1

Curriculum is what we teach, how it is taught should not be prescribed, trust teachers to do this. The real test will be what the draft curriculum looks like. I expect teachers to be fully engaged in the process, from development, field testing, assessment, and implementation. /2

The Ministerial Order on Student Learning has some signals about what the new curriculum will look like, we need to watch this carefully. I do wonder about the repeated references to subject matter experts-I'd like more detail on that; teachers are experts in the classroom. /3

I know teachers are eager to have new curriculum but I am grateful for the delay in implementation. So let's get back to some other pressing concerns, like class size, social distancing and properly funding a safe return to school this fall. /4

As I re-watched the presser today, I'll reiterate that there needed to be an active teacher currently in the classroom as part of the Curriculum Advisory Panel, the references made today are way out of touch with the reality of today's classrooms. /5