Christopher Pyne, an education spokesman in Australia, is seeking to abandon the child-centered instruction that has dominated teaching in the country in recent decades, Daniel Hurst writes in this commentary.
De danske skoleelever skal være dygtigere. Og derfor skal de have flere timer i skolen. Det siger undervisningsminister Antorini. Men det passer bare ikke. Man får ikke dygtigere elever af at give dem flere timer. Det konkluderer den forskning, Antorini bruger til at underbygge sine argumenter for en skolereform, som lægger op til flere undervisningstimer.
A mandatory training course for Indonesian teachers designed to ensure their "mastery of the concepts and principles underlying the new curriculum" introduced in the country this year may not provide practical knowledge needed to implement the new curriculum, Setiono Sugiharto, an associate professor at Atma Jaya Catholic University, writes in this opinion article.