- A new survey shows parents with kids in K-12 schools across Canada value balance over bias in classrooms and underscores the importance of parental involvement and consent.
- Eighty-six percent of parents believe teachers and curriculum in K-12 should focus on providing students with facts, and a learning environment within which students can openly explore facts.
- According to 76% of parents, students should be presented both sides of controversial issues, or they should be avoided entirely.
- Ninety-one percent of parents believe classroom material and discussions should always be age-appropriate.
- More than four in five (81%) parents with kids in K-12 schools believe that schools should provide advance notice of controversial topics being discussed in class or during formal school activities.
- Seven in 10 (70%) of parents believe that parents should have the right to remove their child from a specific lesson regarding a controversial issue, with no consequence to their childâs grade.
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- Strong Parental Support for Balance, Not Bias, and Parental Involvement in K-12 Classrooms 5
- Contents 4
- Executive Summary 5
- Introduction 6
- Details on Polling Methodology 7
- Parental Support for Facts-Based Curricula 8
- Controversial Issues in K-12 Classrooms 10
- Age-Appropriate Material and Discussions in K-12 Classrooms 12
- Parental Consent Regarding Controversial Classroom Topics 14
- Parental Right to Remove Children from Specific Controversial Classroom Topics 16
- Why Do Some Parents Oppose the Idea of Other Parents Removing their Child from Specific Controversial Lessons? 18
- Conclusion 19
- References 20
- About the Author 21
- Publishing Information 22
- About the Fraser Institute 23
- Editorial Advisory Board 24
