not the answer to problems in education - expert
The school curriculum is not fit for purpose and too many students are being let down by the education system, a former teacher and education research expert says.
The National Party says it will rewrite the school curriculum if is elected, with the aim of ensuring every child has basic skills in reading, writing, maths and science.
"What want to do with the curriculum is rather than it being presented in three-year bands, it's actually very definitive as to what knowledge needs to be taught in any given year," National leader Christopher Luxon said.
Former teacher and Education Hub founder Nina Hood said while she firmly believed there was core content that needed to be taught, she was not convinced by a lock-step approach.
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