Exclusive: Premier Gladys Berejiklian says recent poor results mean it's time to change how children are taught | JordsBaker
Premier Gladys Berejiklian says the status quo is "no longer tenable" in the state's education system and has flagged reforms that will compel public schools to use approved teaching methods.as a "huge wake-up call".
Those methods would be exported to other schools. "We need to provide greater certainty around what we regard as best practice, rather than saying, 'you've got a suite of things you can consider when teaching children'," she said."You can see which school [is doing well] in areas where surrounding schools aren't doing as well - what is the secret ingredient that school has? Is it the principal, and sometimes it is.
There are often raging debates within the profession over which is better. Explicit instruction -a teacher directly imparting knowledge to a class - is championed by some, but others argue it is too rigid and stifles creativity. Ms Berejiklian acknowledged the report's call for reform. "I applaud the committee for identifying some of the challenges, and I agree with some of the things they've identified."
"Teachers need to be free to use their professional knowledge of their subject area and of the particular students they are working with ... to choose what is going to be the best approach for this child," he said.
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