A short film about the National Curriculum

[jamiegoodson]

Pupils do not need to be forced to learn things at an even earlier age than they already are. Growing up and moving from primary to secondary is a difficult enough time as it is! We need to spend more time focusing on giving kids cultural awareness, social skills and the ability to think creatively off their own accord . We're living in a world where 'teaching' has simply become a means of obtaining a grade (through memorizing) that essentially amounts to nothing. The focus needs to be emphasized more towards educating kids to become well-rounded human beings, the rest will fall into place itself.

[francisgill]

They said we should be learning decimals, fractions and negative numbers. I am in Year 6 and learning algebra :/

[EdableTube]

A good short film that highlights the intention of properly challenging all children, particularly those with the potential to achieve more at a younger age.

We may not use a base 12 currency system anymore, "rhythm" may be difficult to spell using phonics and we programme computers through visual interfaces. But knowledge of these things forms part of our culture and should cross generations to act as a foundation for a broad and balanced school led curriculum.