Posts Tagged ‘school’
Does a results driven culture mean that independent thinking and creativity are lost?
In a recent Telegraph article, Tony Draper discussed the release of primary school league tables and the impact they had upon how children were taught. He states: “Children are over tested, over stressed and at a risk of leaving school having passed exams but being unable to think or apply their learning creatively or of…
Read MoreSchools advised to reintroduce textbooks in order to raise standards in the classroom
Government-backed research has recently revealed that students in England are far less likely to work from textbooks than students in countries gaining the top exam results. Most schools these days rely on photocopied worksheets or information on whiteboards. Textbooks are useful to teachers, parents and students: for teachers, they reduce the workload of having to…
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