Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, it is well known that adults learn differently than youth. Adult education programs involve a hands-on approach, rather than a traditional teacher centred approach.
When teaching adults, the focus is on developing literacy skills in a context that is meaningful to the adult learner. When adults go into a formal classroom setting, they face a delivery system that generally does not suit their learning style.
By not offering ABE and literacy programs in the communities, many adults have no choice but to go back to a traditional school system that has already failed them.
Has the Minister tracked the success rate of adults entering back into the traditional school system?