Ollie Lovell's blog post is from Australia, but it fits with the ongoing discussion of the value of curriculum in this country. He notes that in a recent discussion about a variety of school issues, he kept coming back to the same place: The fast and robust way to increase student achievement is to put high quality curriculum resources in the hands of their teachers (
In my entire career, I was privileged to never have to follow someone else's idea of what to teach. By the time curriculum was handed down from above, I was teaching gifted pullout, for which there was no curriculum. Now, in retirement, I'm writing curricula and lessons for other organizations. I totally agree with the author. I wish all teachers had the experience I had in my career
In my entire career, I was privileged to never have to follow someone else's idea of what to teach. By the time curriculum was handed down from above, I was teaching gifted pullout, for which there was no curriculum. Now, in retirement, I'm writing curricula and lessons for other organizations. I totally agree with the author. I wish all teachers had the experience I had in my career