The Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), in UK have asserted to change the curriculum of schools. They are of the view that a curriculum must also include life’s skills like, walking.
Martin Johnson, the acting deputy general secretary of the ATL postulated that there are various ways to walk and children must learn to adopt certain manner in the process.
It could be assumed that his main focus was that children need more training in physical coordination, personal and thinking skills. Walking is just one example of an important skill kids are not being taught in the UK.
The union would like to see a shift from the focus on academics to a system where teachers have the freedom to adapt lessons to concentrate on life skills.
Advocating the ‘walking classes’, a spokesperson of the union pointed out that the shift has been made so that children won’t feel bored and leave school as soon as they possibly can.
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