A revised Australian curriculum would give greater weight to the nation’s diversity and to First Nations culture, but less emphasis on “Christian heritage” in the study of civics and citizenship.First Nations Australians experienced European colonisation as an invasionAustralian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority chief executive David de Carvalho says English, maths and science will have primacy of place in the revamped curriculum.
However, Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority chief executive David de Carvalho rejected claims the authority had “taken a chainsaw to the curriculum”.He said the authority was giving the curriculum “the Marie Kondo treatment … so that regardless of how much content is left in the curriculum, it is properly organised, logical in its presentation and sequence, coherent, clear and easily accessible”.
“There are literally hundreds and hundreds … of indicators teachers have to be familiar with,” Dr Donnelly said.“Instead of encouraging a deep knowledge and appreciation, it’s very fragmented and superficial.” Deakin University education academic Rosalyn Black said the Australian curriculum already acknowledged “how certain groups have been traditionally excluded, such as First Nations people”.
The revised maths curriculum will ignite a pedagogical war over the renewed emphasis on problem-solving methods, which under the proposed changes is a “core concept” to be taught across the six key content areas: numbers, algebra, measurement, space, statistics and probability.
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LisaVisentin adamlcarey annaprytz Maths. Science. Philosophy. English. Without these fundamentals our kids have no chance.
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adamlcarey annaprytz LisaVisentin Is it my imagination, or is The Age increasingly reading like a tabloid? This article reads like a series of cheap, superficial shots. As for “dumping Christian heritage” Sky News would be proud of that.