Kevin Blissett: Out of the Cave » content http://www.kevinblissett.com/blog Curriculum, Classroom Technology, Social Media, Leadership, China Wed, 16 Mar 2011 14:06:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 UK Teachers: “Phew!” http://www.kevinblissett.com/blog/2009/04/20/uk-teachers-phew/ http://www.kevinblissett.com/blog/2009/04/20/uk-teachers-phew/#comments Sun, 19 Apr 2009 16:10:59 +0000 Kevin Blissett http://kevinblissett.wordpress.com/?p=184 So the UK’s Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, Ed Balls, assures a teachers’ group the the recent revamping of the national curriculum will not forgo inspiring the nation’s children with a strong dose of history so that it can include skills related to Twitter and other social media. Well, isn’t that special!

First of all, any school curriculum that does not adequately include teaching learners about the past is no curriculum, in my mind. Moreover, as I’ve been pushing since day one on this blog here and here, it shouldn’t be an either/or proposition. History and the other core subjects are essential; and so is teaching students the skills they need in today’s world. There is time enough for a skilled teacher to fit them both in.

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