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I do agree with the fact that there is way too much that teachers are teaching in schools and unfortunately the important stuff is being left by the wayside.
THe few things I can see being a necessity in schools are:
-sex education (since parents will get squeamish about it, yes my parents were like that too)
-drug/alcohol education (to an extent, since I know some parents will be squeamish about it or won't say anything.)
-road safety to an extent (that is, just teaching the kid the basics)
-fire safety (this one's more of a locallised one, Australia has had quite a few bushfires lately and this one I consider important since everyone needs to learn about it from a young age and what to do.)
The rest really do need to be left up to the parents. In the article I posted, it adds in budgeting, gambling, there's talk of drivers safety being reintroduced into high schools, and there are quite a number of "success" programs being introduced into various schools.
Of that list:
Budgeting: that was already integrated into my Year 11 curriculum anyway, so that wasn't an issue (we also learnt about taxes). The most I could see is it being integrated into maths in Year 10, that's about it.
Gambling: this one's more of a "well duh" type subject. Not really something schools need to warn students about.
Drivers Education: at the moment, some schools offer a non-practical driver's safety course, which looks at road traumas, community service and stuff relating to road safety in general when you're the driver (i.e. hooning, how to avoid becoming a victim of a crash etc.). Students CAN add their driving lessons into the curriculum but they need to clear it first. In terms of actual practical driving, the government needs to subsidise that or fund it well outside of the school environment-at the moment, all driver's education is privately funded.
The varying success programs: these need to be done with teacher's aides/LAP volunteers, not with the entire class. (A LAP volunteer is someone who takes a student for up to an hour or two each week and helps them with stuff they're having trouble with, the overall aim being to improve their self esteem)
To sum up: what are your thoughts on the issue?
I do agree with the fact that there is way too much that teachers are teaching in schools and unfortunately the important stuff is being left by the wayside.
THe few things I can see being a necessity in schools are:
-sex education (since parents will get squeamish about it, yes my parents were like that too)
-drug/alcohol education (to an extent, since I know some parents will be squeamish about it or won't say anything.)
-road safety to an extent (that is, just teaching the kid the basics)
-fire safety (this one's more of a locallised one, Australia has had quite a few bushfires lately and this one I consider important since everyone needs to learn about it from a young age and what to do.)
The rest really do need to be left up to the parents. In the article I posted, it adds in budgeting, gambling, there's talk of drivers safety being reintroduced into high schools, and there are quite a number of "success" programs being introduced into various schools.
Of that list:
Budgeting: that was already integrated into my Year 11 curriculum anyway, so that wasn't an issue (we also learnt about taxes). The most I could see is it being integrated into maths in Year 10, that's about it.
Gambling: this one's more of a "well duh" type subject. Not really something schools need to warn students about.
Drivers Education: at the moment, some schools offer a non-practical driver's safety course, which looks at road traumas, community service and stuff relating to road safety in general when you're the driver (i.e. hooning, how to avoid becoming a victim of a crash etc.). Students CAN add their driving lessons into the curriculum but they need to clear it first. In terms of actual practical driving, the government needs to subsidise that or fund it well outside of the school environment-at the moment, all driver's education is privately funded.
The varying success programs: these need to be done with teacher's aides/LAP volunteers, not with the entire class. (A LAP volunteer is someone who takes a student for up to an hour or two each week and helps them with stuff they're having trouble with, the overall aim being to improve their self esteem)
To sum up: what are your thoughts on the issue?