Children are reaching 10 and 11 with no confidence in their ability to draw or experiment with music – and the narrow curriculum is the culprit, argues the Guardian’s ‘Secret Teacher’.
It’s Monday afternoon and I’m teaching a class of 10- and 11-year-olds French. Last week they wrote a set of descriptive sentences about animals and today they’re going to turn their descriptions into picture books.
“Once you’ve finished with your sentences, you’re going to illustrate them to reflect what you’ve written,” I tell the class.
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It’s Monday afternoon and I’m teaching a class of 10- and 11-year-olds French. Last week they wrote a set of descriptive sentences about animals and today they’re going to turn their descriptions into picture books.
“Once you’ve finished with your sentences, you’re going to illustrate them to reflect what you’ve written,” I tell the class.
Silenc... Keep reading on The Guardian