tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343373429222940352.post8870340312386708637..comments2023-03-26T16:39:04.608+01:00Comments on Reflections of a Curlew: GCSE in Natural History - reply to Chris BakerMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14833807043022627693noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343373429222940352.post-11694705788985200412017-04-07T18:20:45.948+01:002017-04-07T18:20:45.948+01:00Stewart,
Please read my full blog article. The nat...Stewart,<br />Please read my full blog article. The natural world is included in Early Years, Key stage 1,2,3 & 4 but content needs improving & updating. An optional GCSE impacts only a handful of 14-16 year olds. My suggestion is to bolster national curriculum content so that learning about UK wildlife species (identification & life history traits) becomes mandatory, affecting around 600,000 GCSE students annually: https://educationandwildlife.wordpress.com/2017/03/24/should-the-uk-government-develop-a-gcse-in-natural-history/ Let me know what you think. ThanksC Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07569916171390045566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343373429222940352.post-56946608563631280742017-04-07T12:06:49.556+01:002017-04-07T12:06:49.556+01:00Thanks for your comments Stewart.
Thanks for your comments Stewart.<br />Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14833807043022627693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4343373429222940352.post-79252421380808247022017-04-07T12:00:49.050+01:002017-04-07T12:00:49.050+01:00Spot on Mary.
I think Chris is not looking at the ...Spot on Mary.<br />I think Chris is not looking at the bigger picture. The natural world should be in-bedded into education from a very young age. Children NEED to realise that they are a very small part of an ecosystem & our large scale actions are having a devastating effect on that ecosystem. Instead of asking how many apples Sally has left if she gives Danny 2, why not ask if an apple tree needs 6 Bees to produce 12 apples, how many apples do you get if 2 Bees die? Simplistic I know but you get the idea. Just imagine the scope for natural world scenarios in other subjects too. The fact that lots of young people watched planet Earth 2 means we still have a chance to step back from the precipice we are currently standing at the edge of. That is the BIG picture. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773760801924731504noreply@blogger.com