When the Curriculum Moves Faster than the Child
What happens when curriculum expectations outpace children's development?
Children enter classrooms with different experiences, abilities and developmental needs. Yet our education system often expects them to progress through the curriculum at a broadly similar pace.
This raises important questions about school readiness, classroom practice and how we define progress.
In our new article, “When the Curriculum Moves Faster Than the Child,” we explore this mismatch and consider how educators, school leaders and policymakers can create more responsive learning environments.
This is not about placing more pressure on teachers. It is about recognising the realities of children's development and asking how education can respond more effectively.
