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# Face of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/face-of-the-day-775/
- Published: 2023-07-05T18:30:51.000Z
- Updated: 2023-07-05T02:41:02.000Z
- Author: Good Oil Staff
- Tags: Education, NZ, NZ Politics, Politics, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-16 22:22

The dumbing down of education continues unabated. Secondary Chemistry Educators New Zealand co-chairperson Murray Thompson was so shocked after he read the draft school science curriculum that he was left asking where the science was.

> Science teachers are shocked that an advance version of the draft school science curriculum contains no mention of physics, chemistry or biology.  
>  
> The so-called “fast draft” said science would be taught through four contexts – the Earth system, biodiversity, food, energy and water, and infectious diseases.  
>  
> It was sent to just a few teachers for their feedback ahead of its release for consultation next month, but some were so worried by the content they leaked it to their peers.  
>  
> Teachers who had seen the document told RNZ they had grave concerns about it. It was embarrassing, and would lead to “appalling” declines in student achievement, they said.  
>  
> NZ Herald

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