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What do **//you//** think should be in the curriculum?

Please use your name as a subheading and ensure you include a justification of your view.

What should we teach? (Jacquee Clark)
Firstly, I think it’s imperative that we strike a balance in the development of a cohesive and appropriate curriculum for students of the 21st century. I believe that we need to maintain traditional areas of the curriculum that include numeracy and literacy because these form the foundation of the curriculum and provide students with basic knowledge they will need in their everyday lives.

I also think it’s important to have a strong focus on the type of knowledge and skills students require when they enter the workforce therefore we need to continually adapt the curriculum towards the ever changing ‘information technology environment.’

We also need to actively encourage the arts (visual, music, drama) and maintain its importance as a precursor to the development of visual, auditory and kinaesthetic skills. The arts encourage creativity, lateral thinking, self expression, self esteem and the development of multi-literacy.

In conclusion we need a curriculum that will support students in the 21st century through the development of essential skills and knowledge that will enable a smooth transition into post secondary schooling, the workforce and beyond!

__I think we should teach... __ Shanelle Oakley

﻿I believe we should teach: 1. __ENGLISH__- Students need to be able to read, write, speak and think English to be able to survive in the community. 2. __MATHS__- Maths is also very important for everyday living. 3. __ART__- Art is an important way for children to express who they are through their work. All students should be encouraged to take part in Art. 4. __MUSIC__- Music is the same as Art. It's important for students to be encouraged to either play an instrument, dance or sing. 5. __SCIENCE__- Science is important for students to explore the world and take part in some fun experiments in which they can learn from. 6. __HISTORY__- History needs to be taught to the children so they have a thorough understanding of where they came from and the history of Australia. 7. __LOTE__- Another language is very important for children to learn, and the differences in how they live to us. This makes children become aware of how lucky they are. 8. __HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT__- I think this is an important subject for students to understand differences in a positive way. This subject also needs to thoroughly cover bullying topics, drug and alcohol related problems, speeding in cars, assaults, everything from a young age. 9. __SPORT__- Let's keep our kids active!! Offer and encourage a range of sports and sports days. If some students don't wish to participate in sport, encourage dancing! All children need some sort of physical excerise.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Here are my main subjects that I feel need to be taught to our children.

<span style="background-color: #f0db24; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">What should we teach? Your views <span style="background-color: #f0db24; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Emily Glade-Wright

<span style="background-color: #f0db24; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">I believe we should teach: <span style="background-color: #f0db24; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__English__ - Students should be able to read, write, spell and understand various texts and forms of communication. This is important for anyone to be able to live in society and enable us to communicate with each other. <span style="background-color: #f0db24; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__Mathematics__ - Students need to use basic mathematical concepts in their every day lives. Even when they make a trip to the supermarket. They would not be able to understand how much something costs or be able to pay for it if they did not have a basic understanding of mathematics. Many jobs require the use of mathematics, therefore it is important for us to teach this in the curriculum. <span style="background-color: #f0db24; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__History__ - I believe all students have the right to their countries history. It is important for students to know how life was before then and how things have changed. <span style="background-color: #f0db24; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__Society & Environment__ - It is important for children to understand the society they live in and how it works, as well as the effects the things we do have on our environment. They also need to know about various natural disasters that may occur, to prepare them for what could happen to them or someone they know. <span style="background-color: #f0db24; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__Science__ - This is important to enable children to understand how things work and why. This is all part of a child's exploration of the world and discovering things for themselves. Science can be a great way of allowing children to be self taught. <span style="background-color: #f0db24; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__Visual Arts__ - Students should be involved in arts, drama, music and dance. This brings out the creativity in students and is a different way for children to express themselves when they are not able to in other subject areas. <span style="background-color: #f0db24; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__Information Technology__ - This is important to keep up with the ever changing society we live in. The changes in technology are occuring so fast, however, we need to keep up to speed with these changes to the best of our ability to ensure our society is continuing to function in the world of technology. <span style="background-color: #f0db24; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__Health__ - This subject is of great importance because you can cover many things which are seen in the media such as sex education, healthy eating and lifestyles, as well as things like road safety education. This subject is a must in the curriculum.

<span style="background-color: #f0db24; color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">What should we teach??? Carmela Iuliano

<span style="background-color: #f0db24; color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">I would like to see English, Mathematics, Art&Design&Drama, History Of Australia, S.O.S.E., Healthy living, I.T., Science, Living and life skills, P.E. and a language/religon optionable. <span style="background-color: #f0db24; color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">The curriculum as it is today does cover a majority of what our children should be taught, but there is also quite alot that our children are not taught and I believe they should be. <span style="background-color: #f0db24; color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">English - Literacy and numeracy is the core of all our teaching. Our children learn to write and read at an early age and this is fundamental to their learning. I believe literacy and numeracy should be covered more in our curriculum and there should be more assistance to students who find this subject challenging at school. Mathematics- This is a very important subject, it is vital for everyday living in society. Students shouldnt be bombarded with maths, because it does become boring and frustrating for many children who find it challenging. Art&Design&Drama- Children love to explore their natural flair and creativity, art gives students a chance to show us what they may be feeling and what their emotions are. Design is a great way to let children let go and have a chance to use imagination and their ideas and build or make something that has interest to them. Drama has always been a favourite for students, its one of the only times in a subject that they are taught that they can express themselves witjhout any judgement and reservation. History of Australia - All australian children should be taught about the history of our country Australia. They should have the knowledge and understanding about how our country was established, and what has made australia the country it is today and what it was before. S.O.S.E - Our students need to have a have a better understandig of our socitey and the environment that we are living in, and how it all works. They need to be taught about how our environment has changed over the past years and what we can do to help our environment for the future. Healthy Living - This subject has major importance to our children and they way they are living, healthy food choices, and looking after their bodies. Some children are not educated at home, and may not have the knowledge and information on how they can look after themselves, and what foods are good and bad for their bodies. All children should have this basic knowledge and skills taught to them. I.T. - The world that we are living in is all about technogy and how more advanced we are becoming as a society. Our students need to have the basic skills available to them. They need to now and understand how a computer works, and how to use a computer, and what they can use a computer for ,and what is available for them by using a computer. I believe all students should have a laptop provided to them where most of their work is conducted. Science, and P.E. are both important subjects are do need to be part of our curriculum. Living and life skills is a topic I though could be aimed at the upper year levels in primary school and taught to the end of year 8. This subject could teach children the basics of our society and our environment, and how it could impact on them and how they live. What skills they have in life to help them overcome certain situations in life that may not have the knowledge on and how to conduct themselves. I believe language/religon should be an option for parents and students to discuss if thats what they would like their children to learn about in school. I believe students should have subjects that are optionable to them and they can choose an "interest subject". Our curriculum is welcoming a change, our society welcomes a change and so do our children!!...

What should we teach? Sue Roach. <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 121%;">I believe we should teach our children the following: I believe that there still needs to be other interest based subjects pertinant to everyday living skills and those necessary to fulfil the learning needs of the individual to enable them to become confident learners and successful in life.
 * 1) Maths- I fell basic everyday maths skills should be taught at all levels as it is one of the primary core concepts that are needed in day to day life to enable all students to function in everyday society.
 * 2) English- Everyone needs to be ducated to read, write and have the ability to perform and recognise literacy in all its forms and modes. This allows us the basis to be able to communicate and actively interact in society on a day to day basis.
 * 3) IT- Information Technology is the future of technology and to have a hope of success and the ability to commmunicate in a modern world we need to be better informed in how to use the technology that is available to us.
 * 4) Health, Well being & Physical Education- Allows a healthy outlet to expel energy, understand body mechanisms & functions. It encourages children to learn the importance of longevity through healthy choices & body issue acceptance and awareness.
 * 5) SOSE- Allows the children to have an understanding of the world around us, our impact on the environment & the understanding of other cultures that have effects on ours and allows us to be more accepting of others.
 * 6) LOTE- is a great tool that enables the children to have the skills to communicate with other countries that have major economic influences in our society today.
 * 7) Science- This subject allows our children an understanding, the ability to explore, develop skills, be imaginative in processes and problem solving, it challenges them through inquisitive exploration.
 * 8) Arts- Allows freedom of expression through creativity, be it in the form of dance, drama, music or art. It is an outlet that is predominantly 'interest' based which allows for balance between fun and structured.

What should we teach? (By Lisa Marshall) I believe that the following subjects should be in the curriculum: Thankyou.
 * Literacy and literature studies - to read, write, listen, speak, make meaning from texts, communicate in society now and in future.
 * Numeracy - to learn basic mathematical and problem solving skills.
 * Information Technology - upgraded regularly; this will be the way of their future, they need to know.
 * Australian History incorporating the Aboriginal culture - to take pride in our country and to learn from past mistakes and successes.
 * Arts - including art, music, drama, dance, design; each school should have an separate art room and specialist teacher for creativity, imagination, freedom from the disciplines of the classroom, for expression and positive self esteem and confidence.
 * Cooking - including the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program; students are surrounded by food and produce all their lives and cooking / harvesting skills are good grounding skills to possess.
 * Science - allowing exploration, inventions, basic skills, including vehicle maintenance, such as batteries and fuel.
 * Geography - including Australian places, as well as world wide, and incorporating oceans, space and international travel.
 * Lote - a European language; l learnt Indonesian and disliked it. My children learn Italian and love it. More lote time allocated over a weekly schedule.
 * Environment - a major factor in the world and should be studied as it will be their future. This is a subject that will require specialists l would think, and it needs to be made interesting, fun and engaging.
 * Careers - introduce the students to career ideas and observe their interests in specific ones at an early age. This allows the students some control and path in their life. They may not end up in that career, but it gives them a sense of direction for their life for a time, until they are old enough to take full responsibility.
 * P.E - l think this should be taught by the generalised teacher to keep the students minds and bodies healthy and active, yet l do feel there is currently too much weight on this subject in schools, especially primary schools. We have a specialist PE teacher at school yet no art teacher or art room. I feel the students would learn so much more if this focus was shifted to the arts, and less on the PE side.

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">What should we teach in school? <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Wow what a question! Here is what I think should be in a school curriculum - <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">1. Literacey - this unit underpins all the other learnings, it covers writing, reading, listening and provides us with the means to communicate our thoughts& feelingsl <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">2. Maths - this unit I would of gladly got rid of at school. I now wish I had tried harder, because its central to our everyday lives whether its for work or just measuring for a new curtains, maths are a part of our every day lives. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">3. Science- I can't remeber doing science at primary school which is a shame because it is so much fun! There is a lot more science available to young children now from making your own glacier to having a volcano erupt in the classroom. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">4. History - I am undecided on which history should be taught in Australian schools but I do believe it should be taught as a seperate subject. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">5. SOSE - This is a large unit to teach and covers many differnt area's of learning. I think the learning areas of the environment and sustainability should have more of a focus because of global warming. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">6. IT - I think this area of the curriculum is one of the most important. In fact I would rate it along side maths and english. This is going to be one of the fastest growing areas of learning and it is going to affect every childs life from their home life to work skills. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">7. PE - this unit should be taught in EVERY primary and secondary school.. Most parents want their child to be involved with sport but due to financial costs or lack of time are unable to do this. With child obesity rates soaring I think more emphasis needs to be focussed on this unit. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">8. Arts - this gives the children a creative outlet whether it be painting, dance, music or drama. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">9. Basic life skills - this unit could incorporate sex education, basic money management, healthy cooking skills and career education. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This is my curriculum hope you like it. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Ann Twigger

I think that the core learning’s should include English, Math’s, science, and history. But integrated into these subjects should be a collection of art, technology, ICT and HPE. I think children need to learn stuff that will help them learn about the world around them. By learning English and literacy as a foundation this will teach essential understanding that can be used in all other subjects. Also since doing the student poll I think it is reasonable to ask the children what they want to learn about, such as the lifecycle of what animal. I think children need to have a variety of learning styles available to them, and activity should encompass reading, writing then drawing a picture, this expands their thinking.

Charmaine Perris 30.7.10

__What I think we should teach__: (Emily Coull)
I think that students should be taught skills such as: - literacy and numeracy skills - reading, writing, speaking, counting, adding, subtracting etc – these are important communication skills. Students need these skills to effectively function within the community; these skills will be crucial to the students’ development within school, in all discipline areas - critical thinking skills – analysing, assessing, problem solving. Students will be exposed to a variety of information and situations throughout their lives, they need to be able to examine the information, and make informed decisions on the best course of action, or the most reliable source. - tolerance, acceptance – to be global citizens, students need to accept and tolerate differences with their peers, cultures, languages and religions. This attitude can be achieved through knowledge and understanding. - debate / discussion These skills should be incorporated into subject areas: - Maths, Languages, Sciences, Social studies, Environmental studies, History (global and local), Geography, Visual Arts and Music, ICT, Cultural studies, Physical education, Health

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">What should we teach in school?

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">I believe that we should teach <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">* English <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">* Maths <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">* Science <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">* History <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">* Computers and Technology <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">* SOSE <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">* Arts <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">* Music <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">* LOTE <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">* Life Skills

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">I definately feel that English and Maths are probably the most important as this gives us our skills that we are always going to use every day, i also feel that computers should play a fairly large part as computers are used for everything these days and its only going to be more so in the future. I would like to see the arts play a larger part in the curriculum as it gives students a chance to express themselves and be creative. I think its a great idea for all students to be able to have the opportunity to learn another language and then later on that could be optional once they get into the higher years of school. I also feel that the students interests should be taken into consideration and should play a much larger part in the school curriculum than they currently do.

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Hayley McQueen