Learning System

1. Educational

1.1. To ready students for society

1.2. Adaptive to further success in generations

1.3. Organization of classrooms has been well researched

1.3.1. Philosophy of Education

1.3.2. Vast teaching pedagogy

1.4. Always adapting based on:

2. Economical

2.1. Education reflects the economic society

2.1.1. Trades being popular in Alberta

2.2. Education is a business that generates money before benefiting the student

2.2.1. Standardized Tests

2.2.2. Text Books

3. Political

3.1. Huge part of a nations budget and focus

3.1.1. Important detail put into the School and Education Act

3.1.2. Hundreds of millions of dollars put into it every year

3.2. Mainly run by politicians and businessmen

3.2.1. `Politician as Ministers of Education

4. Cultural

4.1. Education reflects the cultural society

4.1.1. As medication becomes more popular in our culture, our students receive it quite freely (Ken Robinson on ADHD)

4.1.2. Western's individualistic culture rather than community

4.2. Stem from our Canadian history

4.2.1. Catholic and public system (Dr. Frank Peters)

4.2.2. Bilingual (Dr. Frank Peters)

4.2.3. Similarity to military organization (Lecture discussion)