Tuesday, 20 August 2024

Getting Them Licked?

The UK's Royal Society of Chemistry; Institute of Physics; Royal Society of Biology and Association for Science Education, have urged changes to the National Curriculum for primary schoolchildren (3-11 year olds) in England. They advocate all children being given common experiences. These include licking an iced lolly; kneading bread dough; digging in soil; planting vegetables and playing with shadows (https://www.theguardian.com/education/article/2024/aug/20/add-ice-lolly-licking-to-england-primary-school-curriculum-urge-scientists). The advocates think getting these common experiences, helps implant fundamental scientific concepts into young minds. They also believe, it will 'level the playing field', reducing differences between the children from privilaged backgrounds and their poorer counterparts. Small steps but could be useful?
-

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

Seeing the Changes 2144

Starling ( Sternus vulgaris ) egg shells in Loughor.

  • The Green, Green Seagrass of Home?
    Seagrasses are the only flowering plants growing in marine environments. Seagrass meadows (large accumulations of these plants) provide vit...
  • Charging Electric Vehicles (For Road Use)
    It's necessary, where possible, to replace diesel and petrol-fueled vehicles by electrical equivalents. Electric vehicles (EVs) don...
  • Gridlock in European Cities
      Europe has a city congestion problem. In 2023, London was the most gridlocked location, closely followed by Paris and Dublin. In that year...