I believe that it also shortchanges the study of music, art, civics, science, foreign languages and more.
We need a vision of education that recognises that it consists of not only basic skills, but knowledge of history, geography, civics, the arts, science, foreign languages, and literature.
Last month, ministers unveiled which subjects would make up part of the new English baccalaureate qualification: maths, English, science, foreign languages and a humanity, such as history or geography.
A new "floor target" will be based on the progress made by pupils in the eight subjects, which include English and maths, and three further subjects in the Ebacc replacement to GCSEs, chosen from science, foreign languages, history and geography.
"Some people began waiting for him at 3 p.m". Surrounded by shelves of textbooks -- philosophy, economics, psychology, computer science, foreign languages -- they watched now as Mr. Clinton strode to the lectern, a bust of Ho Chi Minh to one side.
The day after the Milwaukee results were released, I learned that parents in the Maryland county where I live are trying to start a charter school that will offer a highly traditional curriculum long on history, science, foreign languages, classic literature, mathematics and English composition, taught with structure and discipline.
Would, as critics countered, such an emphasis lead to a diminution of social studies, science, foreign language, and arts instruction since those subjects are not regularly covered by the tests the state administers?
Special programs are also being cut as a result -- including those that assist students with special needs as well as Advanced Placement courses, extracurricular activities and special academic programs for science, foreign language and technology.
This method is good for entry level science, foreign language and/or history classes that pull their quizzes straight from the book.
The high school offers 13 advanced placement classes in the sciences, foreign languages, English, history, statistics and mathematics.
Each of the three high schools offers 11 or 12 advanced placement courses in the sciences, foreign languages, computers, history and English.
