B.C. education minister says right wing-left wing worksheet is ‘offensive’
VICTORIA — B.C. education minister Rob Fleming says a worksheet provided to Grade 10 students in Kamloops titled “Political Spectrum Case Studies” is “offensive.”
Fleming told Global News he learned through the media about an assignment that was supposed to teach Grade 10 students at Valleyview Secondary School in Kamloops about the different views in partisan politics. Students were given a list of statements and were asked to answer whether they reflected left-wing or right-wing views.
“A teacher made a mistake. They used a resource that didn’t do a good job and didn’t teach the curriculum well,” Fleming said.
Fleming said a parent did “the right thing” and complained about the resource to the school principal. The principal spoke to the teacher, and the teacher will teach the material better, Fleming said.