Dave Hancock is Alberta's Minister of Education. Here is a little bit of background. He is the youngest of seven children. He grew up in several different small towns in northern BC and Alberta like, Fort Resolution, Hazelton, Fort Vermilion. His parents valued education and he finished school in Fort Vermilion. All seven brothers and sisters graduated from post-secondary institutions. Dave Hancock became a lawyer before entering politics. More about the Minister can be found here or on his official government website.
He started an initiative called, Inspiring Education - A Dialogue with Albertans.
From the Minister's letter to those taking part in Inspiring Education Community Conversation:
Inspiring Education is not a traditional government consultation. With this initiative, we’re taking a very different approach from what we’ve done in the past. The process in this community conversation kit will challenge you to share your ideas and experiences, and it asks you to listen to and consider the perspectives of others. This process will give us the kind of insight we need to create an education system that will meet the hopes, dreams and aspirations of all Albertans.
The latest (seventh session) report is here. Here is a link to the official Inspiring Education website.
I was fortunate enough to attend one of the day-long sessions, and I felt like something was actually being done. The participants were being listened to and I believe the Minister is very serious about this project. After all, it will help him and his staff and Alberta Education come up with a 20 year plan.
Very worthwhile, and I applaud the Minister for his "forward thinking" in starting and encouraging this project.
This man is on the road a lot and I personally don't know if even I could keep up with his schedule. If you want to keep up with him you can try his Twitter updates.
Good for you, Dave!
Cheers - Mike
PS: Perhaps Driver Education can take a larger part, as almost all kids will be drivers someday.
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