We need to sort our confused curriculum goals

Greg Cudmore

By Greg Cudmore
Community contribution / November 21, 2018

A national survey of 14-16-year-olds by UNICEF Australia revealed that over half were dissatisfied with the curriculum and wanted to learn more practical useful skills.

The survey respondents saw their schooling as largely training them to pass exams rather than acquiring important life skills.

How ...

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By Greg Cudmore

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Greg Cudmore is a retired teacher with 45 years experience working in Australian Schools. He recently published 'Even More Elephants in our Classrooms (2026) ' (amazon.com), the third in his 'Elephants in the Classroom' trilogy, which critiques contemporary Australian education, a primer for aspiring and practising teachers and for those, like Mark Twain, who never let schooling interfere with their education.

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