@cee-dee wrote:
There's only so many hours you can reasonably expect children (and they are children) to concentrate on schoolwork and although there are some countries where they're cramming for hours and hours a day, I don't think that's "good" for their well-being.
Having (here) such a wide curriculum in the school week means the core subjects don't get the time spent on them that's really needed.
Although it's considered that all children should be taught equally, surely by the time of early teens, some teaching ought to be "on ability"?
Which returns us to my proposition that it is the politicians who are responsible for any failing when it comes to what our children being taught, not the teachers.
I don't think you'll find many teachers claiming that children should be taught equally only that they should have equal opportunities to learn.
