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Rare praise for Scotland's eduction system
Scotland's curriculum focuses on capabilities not facts
https://open.substack.com/pub/jackie125/p/rare-praise-for-scotlands-education
Scotland, unlike England, does not have a National Curriculum that lays down exactly what pupils should study in each subject at every stage. Scotland’s Curriculum for Excellence directs schools and teachers to focus on developing capabilities.
@ecksmc Hallelujah. Kudos. That's braw.
It is based on the notion that being able to work with others and to appraise information critically is more important than acquiring specific facts.