Important hours that should be dedicated to the far more important core subject areas are eroded by frivolous things like Treaty Education in Saskatchewan. Is the STEM push going to erode things further if students aren't required to put in more hours to ensure we don't sacrifice the fundamental basics?

The government mandated that there had to be outcomes and indicators taught around Treaty Education but never provided the hours needed so teachers are strained trying to find ways to incorporate the outcomes in other subject areas which primarily fall within the far more important core subjects.

Is it any wonder why Saskatchewan's 2015 OECD PISA results were the lowest in the country when testing skills and knowledge for Math, Reading, and Science.

I certainly put STEM ahead of Treaty Education as far as importance but the only solution I see is mandating students to more instructional hours to cover all this frivolous stuff to ensure the core subjects aren't eroded any further.