We are giving schools more freedom over the curriculum and teaching - not less.
Sweden has made mandatory by law and national curriculum the teaching and learning of sustainable development at various levels within the education system.
The activities require users to analyse and interpret this information and to apply the ideas learnt to local curriculum and teaching contexts.
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It leads to a narrowing of the curriculum and a widespread teaching-to-the-test mentality that is little better than teaching by rote.
He, and others, think the gains from SATs at any age are not worth the costs, which include a narrowing of the primary curriculum and ever-increasing teaching to the test.
The idea was to tie teachers to teaching the national curriculum and to give parents an indication of the relative success of schools.
Schools would also be permitted to offer subjects outside the National Curriculum, and given funds to back up the teaching of those subjects.
Secondly, Claire Redfarn is correct when she says that the standard of music teaching (and, more importantly, the curriculum) is woeful.
Starting in September 2012, the experts will also evaluate the teaching practices of the current curriculum, using two valid and reliable questionnaires developed for this purpose.
In January 2012 Florida was among the first school districts to move their curriculum to the web, and in turn adopt Chromebooks as a teaching tool.
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Indeed, its proposals would probably mean more testing, but in a form that covers the full range of the curriculum, that does not bring high-stakes judgements for schools and teacher, and that neither narrows the curriculum nor constrains teaching.
Education Secretary Michael Gove said the decision to fund development of the new curriculum should help revitalise maths teaching in schools and colleges.
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It will be independent of Cornwall Council, with the freedom to choose its own teaching hours, curriculum and how to spend its money.
But placing too much faith in tests will ultimately be self-defeating, creating a more narrow curriculum and a culture of teaching to the test that goes against the higher ideals of our public education system.
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Progressive thinkers such as Piaget and Young have been squeezed out of the teacher-training curriculum, as first the Tories and now Labour have insisted that courses put more emphasis on practical teaching tips.
The group adds that the draft curriculum does not mention reproduction again until the end of primary school when the guidance for teaching 10 and 11-year-olds says "they should find out about different types of reproduction, including sexual and asexual reproduction in plants, and sexual reproduction in animals".
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The mathematical sciences were neglected almost to the point of extinction within the mediaeval educational system, the schools teaching almost no mathematics and the universities only paying lip service to a narrow curriculum of mathematical topics at the very lowest level.
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What societies envisage as important teaching and learning constitutes the "intended" curriculum.
Testing was also used as a lever to change teaching methods and to tie teachers to the new national curriculum.
Today, UNESCO continues to be a leader in the development of national media literacy policies, media literacy teaching resources and curriculum.
That is why we are looking at history teaching as part of the national curriculum review to ensure that pupils are engaged and inspired by the subject.
The curriculum has been broken up into 90-minute, biweekly teaching nuggets on subjects such as setting goals and ensuring accountability.
Not only does the curriculum need to include entrepreneurial classes, but also faculty need to be trained in the pedagogies appropriate for teaching creative and predictive approaches for entrepreneurship.
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