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Talk about bad reporting: what the new national curriculum says is not radical, it's not a plan, and it doesn't end subjects. It just suggests as one method of

by tuukkah 12y ago

Talk about bad reporting: what the new national curriculum says is not radical, it's not a plan, and it doesn't end subjects. It just suggests as one method of teaching to consider themes that cross the traditional academic divisions. And this it has done already in previous versions, just with different words. In the end, it's still up to each teacher whether they want to break the traditions, learn new methods and materials, create new lesson plans. On their own time.

jmilloy 12y ago
Is there a better source (in English) for the real information?
- tuukkah 12y ago
  Your best bet may be to follow Pasi Sahlberg who's an international expert in these matters and from Finland: https://twitter.com/pasi_sahlberg/status/580376929351516160 https://twitter.com/pasi_sahlberg/status/580376929351516160 Here's one presentation from the government, where they use the term "broad-based competence": http://www.oph.fi/download/151294_ops2016_curriculum_reform_in_finland.pdf http://www.oph.fi/download/151294_ops2016_curriculum_reform_... A shorter one with video and the term "transversal competences": https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=70&v=KY_LZJkEo28 https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=70&v=KY_LZJkEo28 Slides: http://www.oph.fi/download/158389_general_aspects_of_basic_education_curriculum_reform.pdf http://www.oph.fi/download/158389_general_aspects_of_basic_e... EDIT: These should be contrasted with the old curriculum which talks of "integration and cross-curricular themes", "examining phenomena from the perspectives of different fields": http://www.oph.fi/download/47675_POPS_net_new_2.pdf http://www.oph.fi/download/47675_POPS_net_new_2.pdf EDIT2: Finnish schools are obliged to introduce a period of “phenomenon-based teaching” at least once a year. These projects can last several weeks -- by 2020. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/finland-schools-subjects-are-out-and-topics-are-in-as-country-reforms-its-education-system-10123911.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/finland-schoo...
DavidAdams 12y ago
I agree. What Finland is doing is a good idea, but it's not particularly radical or unique. My kids are doing a scaled down version of this right now, in that their history and English class is combined, so they read and write about things on a particular historical subject, instead of random stuff.

by tuukkah 12y ago

jmilloy 12y ago

Is there a better source (in English) for the real information?

tuukkah 12y ago
Your best bet may be to follow Pasi Sahlberg who's an international expert in these matters and from Finland: https://twitter.com/pasi_sahlberg/status/580376929351516160 https://twitter.com/pasi_sahlberg/status/580376929351516160 Here's one presentation from the government, where they use the term "broad-based competence": http://www.oph.fi/download/151294_ops2016_curriculum_reform_in_finland.pdf http://www.oph.fi/download/151294_ops2016_curriculum_reform_... A shorter one with video and the term "transversal competences": https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=70&v=KY_LZJkEo28 https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=70&v=KY_LZJkEo28 Slides: http://www.oph.fi/download/158389_general_aspects_of_basic_education_curriculum_reform.pdf http://www.oph.fi/download/158389_general_aspects_of_basic_e... EDIT: These should be contrasted with the old curriculum which talks of "integration and cross-curricular themes", "examining phenomena from the perspectives of different fields": http://www.oph.fi/download/47675_POPS_net_new_2.pdf http://www.oph.fi/download/47675_POPS_net_new_2.pdf EDIT2: Finnish schools are obliged to introduce a period of “phenomenon-based teaching” at least once a year. These projects can last several weeks -- by 2020. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/finland-schools-subjects-are-out-and-topics-are-in-as-country-reforms-its-education-system-10123911.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/finland-schoo...

DavidAdams 12y ago

I agree. What Finland is doing is a good idea, but it's not particularly radical or unique. My kids are doing a scaled down version of this right now, in that their history and English class is combined, so they read and write about things on a particular historical subject, instead of random stuff.