The Secretary of State for Education likes Massachusetts. Michael Gove has used the State’s curriculum outline to support more grammar teaching and rote learning the 12 times table. However, the Massachusetts Curriculum Framework is intended to be a guide not a detailed curriculum. It is not a directive for uniform programmes or texts, or a mandate for specific methodologies or ... read more and comment →
The proposed Programmes of Study (PoS) demands that primary pupils learn the correct use of the subjunctive. Fowler’s Modern English Usage* has a section on the subjunctive – it runs to almost four pages. However, the length of the entry does not indicate importance. Fowler lists four general facts: 1 Subjunctive use is declining; 2 It would be impossible to devise a ... read more and comment →
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Comment + Debate “Fellow animals!” cried Squealer, “Do not imagine that Napoleon has drafted these Programmes of Study because he does not trust you. It is because he has given you freedom to opt out of a centralised curriculum that he felt he must publish guidance so you might better decide which routes to take. He has worked tirelessly on your behalf searching ... read more and comment →