Commentary Alberta’s new K-12 curriculum has been under heavy fire for months. Critics claim that the new curriculum is developmentally inappropriate, culturally insensitive, and is being implemented too quickly. Fortunately, Education Minister Adriana LaGrange has addressed some of these concerns. Not only is Alberta delaying implementation of this new curriculum for junior and senior high students, but it is also sending the entire social studies draft back to the drawing board. Only the new K-6 English language arts, math, and physical education curriculum will go ahead next fall. These changes were both wise and necessary. Expecting teachers to implement a brand-new curriculum in all subjects at the same time is unrealistic—particularly during a global pandemic. Teachers have only a limited amount of time available each day and they would have found it incredibly difficult to make major changes in all subjects simultaneously. In addition, serious concerns were raised about the …