Answer to Question #273766 in English for Buyiswa

Question

The National curriculum statement grade R-12 gives expression to the knowledge, skills and values worth learning in South African schools. This curriculum intends to ensure that children acquire and apply knowledge and skills in ways that are meaningful to their own lives. In this regard, the curriculum promotes knowledge in local contexts, while being sensitive to global imperatives.

Answer 1

The National Curriculum Statement is a form of academic foundation that specifies the minimum standards of knowledge and skills to be achieved at each grade and sets high, achievable standards in all subjects. It also ensures that competence and integration have been applied. In this case, integration is achieved within and across subjects and fields of learning. It also aims to provide pupils with an outline of the core knowledge they need to be educated citizens. Finally, it seeks to; embody rigor and high standards and create coherence in what is taught in schools. Finally, ensure that all children are taught the essential knowledge in the critical subject disciplines.