The clash between what's called explicit instruction and everything that gets bundled under the umbrella of inquiry, holistic or progressive learning...
Why does beginning at Woodleigh in Year 5 matter? This stage of their education is not a 'waiting room' for secondary school. It is a wider, richer chapter that children deserve to enjoy fully, exactly as they are.
Originally delivered as a speech by Year 12 students Allegra, Tobi, Sienna and Juliette, this article expresses how young people are dealing with the vision of a future that continues to disappear over the horizon.