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News Item Children should be learning 'life skills'

Children should be learning 'life skills' instead of memorising historical dates, says teachers' leader

Daily Mail.co.uk - Please click to read whole news report ..

Published 21st March 2008
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This is a prime subject for alot of disputes but hey why sit on the fence. I personally feel that i agree with what is said in this article there is too much emphasis on schools looking good in the tables and not whether the children are coping with it. My youngest is about to do his sats and the pressure on him is huge, at his parents evening it was " doing well but needs to do more for the sats " completly overlooking how well he is doing and you know its only so the school looks good. At my nursery i like to find a good balance this needs to happen when older to
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