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Follow on Google News | Education Diet - On The Road to Malnutrition?The recent focus on the so called “English Baccalaureate” with its emphasis only on the subjects of Maths, English, Science, languages and Humanities has further sharpened concerns that there will be a much narrower curriculum diet on offer.
The recent focus by the education secretary on the so called “English Baccalaureate” Many parents are also concerned that narrowing the curriculum will not prepare children for 21st century life. Subject knowledge, they argue, will rarely be used by their children. What they require, in a world where they are bombarded by an overwhelming quantity of information are the skills to deal with knowledge and how to analyse this information across the whole spectrum of experience. How will our young people of today learn to handle the complexities of life tomorrow if, for example, they have never experienced the application of logic, the classical basis of language, the lessons from history, the origin of cultural diversity and an understanding of globalisation and much else? Without the diversity of curriculum and experience, individuals and society will become sick, just like a body which does not get its full set of vitamins and minerals. Unbalanced education, just like unbalanced nutrition, especially in the early years, influences the development and growth of the organism, its ability to function normally and the quality of its future life and even its longevity. Parents always do their best to feed their children with the ‘right’ food and ensure they are exposed to plenty of fresh air and sunlight to ensure the best physical development, but, can the same be said of the education they receive? If The state is not able to support a full enough curriculum in the immediate future, then once again parents are going to need to look further afield to organisations such as Periplus Home Education http://www.periplus.org.uk providing appropriate ‘supplements’ # # # Periplus Home Education is a Not-for-profit provider of a range of high quality, accessible and affordable 21st century services & solutions for home educated students and anyone seeking to supplement, broaden or reinforce education beyond school. Distance learning available UK wide. End
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