teaching history?...

'The curriculum draft acknowledges that other knowledges+civilisations (e.g. Eastern+Indigenous) have worldviews+cultures worth knowing. It asks students to think about their own place in time+in the world, + asking them to think about what is unique about being Australian.' ⏳⏳ https://t.co/yUqP4th3mm

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) October 26, 2021

The term ‘history’ refers to how someone has tried to reconstruct ‘the past’ in a way that we can understand. Most of the time, ‘history’ is when a professional historian writes a book to explain what a society, culture, person, or event might have been like, based upon the evidence that remains.

Point 1 made by @annahopeclark:https://t.co/DeXROJyLXN

— History Skills (@HistorySkills) October 26, 2021

English curriculum...

mass slaughter
the English curriculum
ground into
analysis
grades and outcomes #tanka

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) March 30, 2021

school curriculum due for change?....

There has been years of diverse opinions on how the school curriculum should be a stepping stone to life beyond school. There should be some clear connection, a relevance. Is this how to do it? Consider the students, consider the region and voila! https://t.co/Xcc3Eanetf pic.twitter.com/wodINT0weA

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) September 26, 2020

 

Radical thoughts...New subject groupings?
1. Awareness of land - Land+animal management incl. Aboriginal culture esp cool burning+gardening
2. Science - Botany, geology+astronomy attract more focus
3. Creativity - Art, Poetry, Drama+Music
4. English and Maths=connector literacy

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) September 26, 2020

You may notice that History has no mention. History can be a focus topic in any of the above subjects, opening the door to an understanding that History is far more than events + politics. History would then help to build an understanding of where we have been in these subjects.

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) September 26, 2020

Geography too has no special mention. It could be a vital focus topic in the awareness of land...hand in hand with History + wherever else it could enhance an understanding of a subject. History and Geography should not be exclusive, stand-alone subjects.

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) September 27, 2020