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Twitter is put on new primary school curriculum - Telegraph
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A review carried out by Sir Jim Rose, former director of inspections at Ofsted, was commissioned amid fears existing timetables were too "cluttered".
It proposes slashing traditional subjects into six broad "areas of learning".
Under plans, teachers will get more power to dictate lessons and modern technology will form a backbone to the entire curriculum.
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But critics fear proposals are too radical.
One curriculum theme - "human, social and environmental understanding" - combines history, geography and religious education.
Schools can decide which two periods of British history children study, allowing them to drop traditional features such as the Victorians and the Second World War.
But at the same time, teachers are expected to explore "local and global issues including sustainability, climate change and recycling within the world around them".
They are also encouraged to ensure pupils understand the role of local councillors and MPs, as well as being exposed to issues such as human rights, the consequences of anti-social behaviour and the role of police and the courts.
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Turmoil at Two KIPP Schools - Class Struggle - Jay Mathews on Education
Matthews is dealing with blogging's headaches. I sympathize, but also find the comments valuable. He seems well-meaning enough, quality aside.
On the Web: Readers on KIPP, Charter Schools - Class Struggle - Jay Mathews on Education
Credit to Matthews for pleading guilty, but did he update his blog post?
NCLB's focus on failure prompts similar attitude in students - Related Stories - ASCD SmartBrief
Hunger, Academic Success, and the Hard Bigotry of Indifference - Volume 23 No. 2 - Winter 2008/2009 - Rethinking Schools Online
Great riff off the "soft bigotry of low expectations" meme from the Testocrats.
Business Schools | The American Prospect
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Edison Schools learned what career educators have always known: Managing schools isn't easy or particularly profitable. Now the controversial company has renamed itself EdisonLearning and is diversifying into educational technology.
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Whittle targeted low-performing urban schools filled with poor children. Wall Street bit, salivating over the prospect of doing God's work while turning a profit. Through economies-of-scale, Whittle promised, Edison would be able to cut out administrative costs, operate outside of restrictions imposed by teachers' unions, and focus single-mindedly on academic benchmarks and accountability. The "Edison School Design" would combine a number of reform strategies proven effective for low-income students, including small schools-within-schools, longer school days and years, frequent diagnostic testing, and uniform reading and math curricula.
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