Teachers applaud the reform’s emphasis on generalizing learning by competencies
The educational reform has relegated the subject of Religion, which is no longer compulsory, the qualification will not count for scholarships and averages, nor will it have a compulsory mirror subject. The loss of status regulated by the central government will be minimized in the Region, where the subject of Religion will maintain its full schedule, with two hours a week for students who choose it. Those who do not, will dedicate that time to directed study.
The Ministry of Education has not yet finished preparing the content that corresponds to the autonomous communities –40% of the total in the case of the Region of Murcia–, but it did present the main lines of its curricular design for the Infant and Primary. The regional curriculum dedicates more hours to the subjects of Spanish Language and Literature, Mathematics and English, to the detriment of hours of autonomy of the center and subjects of free autonomous configuration that exist in the previous curriculum, but that have no place in the new arrangement. academic proposal by the Lomloe.
The regional curriculum decree project increases the total annual hours that will be taught in Spanish Language and Literature by 192, 105 more hours in Mathematics and 35 in English. The hours corresponding to artistic teachings are also increased and the teaching load in Religion is maintained.
The curriculum approved yesterday by the Ministry charges the effort to promote learning by skills, a proposal very well received by the directors of Primary schools. “Most schools have been working like this for years because it improves student learning and allows greater versatility,” defended the president of the Association of Primary School Principals, Olga Catasús, yesterday. It also advocates the teaching of the gender perspective in the classroom and the promotion of equality and respect for the environment.