Recording - Curriculum Overreach in Aotearoa?
Thanks to those that were available for the live discussion around curriculum overreach in Aotearoa.
Special thanks to our panel for being so willing to give up their time.
Here is a recording of the discussion. Enjoy.
Thank you so much for sharing this discussion. It is amazing to hear people who actually know what it's like to be teachers & teach! I wished our government(s) listened to you guys more.
(IMHO our current government is acting especially in bad faith)
I absolutely loved what Leanne had to say, a particularly astute observation from her regarding the government rhetoric of "an hour reading & an hour writing" everyday & how that can give people outside of education the impression that, that is not already happening in schools.
I do think that one of the obstacles we have is the PR aspect of education. A not small too amount of people do NOT have a high opinion of schools. I don't know how to change that but I do know it needs to start at the community level.
Kia Kaha Guys, we need you more than ever!
I was interested in the discussion about, and interpretations of, Explicit Teaching about 40 minutes into the recording. The NSW Department of Education has a useful summary of what it is and isn't - see https://education.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/main-education/documents/teaching-and-learning/curriculum/explicit-teaching/explicit-teaching-in-nsw-public-schools.pdf.