The curriculum in state schools in England has been stripped of its content and corrupted by political interference, according to a damning report by an influential, independent think-tank.When government finances education it expects a certain statist outcome.
It warns of the educational apartheid opening up between the experience of pupils in the state sector and those at independent schools, which have refused to reduce academic content to make way for fashionable causes.
Students in a school lab, 'Political meddling' ruining learning in schools
Critics of the ‘21st century’ science GCSEs argue that pupils learn more through practical lab work rather than science based on opinion
No major subject area has escaped the blight of political interference, according to the report published by Civitas.
"The traditional subject areas have been hijacked to promote fashionable causes such as gender awareness, the environment and anti-racism, while teachers are expected to help to achieve the Government's social goals instead of imparting a body of academic knowledge to their students," it says.
Monday, June 11, 2007
'Political meddling' ruining learning in schools
The U.K. Telegraph reports:
