Newfoundland school curriculum/standards.
stan
But can anyone comment on whether Newfoundland now follows a standard
Canadian curriculum to establish standard education levels throughout
the country?
Do recall there was some talk of an 'Atlantic Provinces' curriculum;
was that ever implemented?
Fortunately 'our crowd' seemed to survive some weird experiences with
"Whole word" English spelling and "New Math" and now, as working
adults, have a pretty good command of the language, communications and
can all figure pretty well.
A country wide curriculum and standards of achievement (measured in
part by standard examinations) also allows the effectiveness of
teaching methods to be evaluated, in some cases down to a teacher
level.
An associate has just returned from teaching in a middle eastern
country where, using an American curriculum and marking systems the
results for each student, each grade group and each teacher were
heavily documented and reported.
Many years ago through at least the the 1960s my parent was an
examiner for the Oxford and Cambridge School Certificate Examinations
Board. Those were, the standard by which not only UK students were
measured at ages 15 to 18 but so also were students of the
Commonwealth including Newfoundland. In other words then it was
something of a 'world standard'
Wondering what is the 'standard' curriculum and examination system for
our children these days?
Davvee
> Not been in touch with the Nfld. educational system for years.
> But can anyone comment on whether Newfoundland now follows a standard
> Canadian curriculum to establish standard education levels throughout
> the country?
A national "standard" as you term it doesn't exist in any province or
territory in this country. Curricula is determined by individual provinces.
>
> Do recall there was some talk of an 'Atlantic Provinces' curriculum;
> was that ever implemented?
In certain subject areas, the Atlantic provinces collaborated on setting
a common curriculum, learning resource and assessment standards. This
was put into place some 10 or more years ago and still exists.
>
> Fortunately 'our crowd' seemed to survive some weird experiences with
> "Whole word" English spelling and "New Math" and now, as working
> adults, have a pretty good command of the language, communications and
> can all figure pretty well.
Good teaching and learning systems will usually ensure that.
> A country wide curriculum and standards of achievement (measured in
> part by standard examinations) also allows the effectiveness of
> teaching methods to be evaluated, in some cases down to a teacher
> level.
Thats been tried in some UK settings. There is a lot of discussion as to
whether curriculum should be set by local authorities which would
reflect local social and economic priorities. In other words, in the UK
today the jury is out as to the effectiveness of such a scheme.
Some communist countries such as China, North Korea and Cuba still set a
national curriculum.
>
> An associate has just returned from teaching in a middle eastern
> country where, using an American curriculum and marking systems the
> results for each student, each grade group and each teacher were
> heavily documented and reported.
As is the case here in this province.
> Many years ago through at least the the 1960s my parent was an
> examiner for the Oxford and Cambridge School Certificate Examinations
> Board. Those were, the standard by which not only UK students were
> measured at ages 15 to 18 but so also were students of the
> Commonwealth including Newfoundland. In other words then it was
> something of a 'world standard'
Assessment methods and interpretation of student achievement results has
changed dramatically over the years. Certainly the methods used in the
60's are no longer viable.
> Wondering what is the 'standard' curriculum and examination system for
> our children these days?
All you have to do is go the the provincial department of education's
website for answers to all of your curriculum questions.