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WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1976

SOCIAL STUDIES EXHIBITION OPENS

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THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR. COLVYN HAYE, TODAY (WEDNESDAY) CONGRATULATED THE SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHERS ON THEIR INITIATIVE, INDUSTRY AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE IN THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROVISIONAL SYLLABUS FOR THE SUBJECT AT FORM LEVEL.

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+TO ME, HE SAID, THE AIM OF SOCIAL STUDIES IS HIGHLY COMMENDABLE TO MAKE CHILDREN AWARE OF THEMSELVES AND OF THE SOCIETY AND ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THEY LIVE, TO GIVE THEM AN EDUCATION THAT IS MORE RELEVANT AND INTERESTING, TO ENABLE THEM NOT ONLY TO HAVE A MORE REALISTIC KNOWLEDGE OF THEMSELVES AND THEIR HERITAGE BUT ALSO TO SEE THE PART THEY CAN PLAY IN THE RAPIDLY CHANGING SOCIETY IN WHICH THEY LIVE.+

MR. HAYE WAS SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE SOCIAL STUDIES EXHIBITION PREPARED BY THE 15 MONITORED SCHOOLS IMPLEMENTING THE PROVISIONAL SOCIAL STUDIES SYLLABUS.

HE NOTED THAT THE TEACHERS HAD FORMED THEIR OWN TEACHERS' WORKING GROUP FOR JUNIOR SECONDARY SOCIAL STUDIES AND WERE NOW STAGING AN EXHIBITION OF THEIR OWN PERSONAL PROJECTS, THE PRODUCTION OF CURRICULUM PACKAGES ON INDIVIDUAL TOPICS IN THE FORM SYLLABUS.

+THIS. TO ME AS DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION IS MOST SATISFYING - THE FACT THAT TEACHERS ARE INVOLVED IN CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT IN SUCH A REALISTIC AND PRACTICAL WAY,+ MR. HAYE SAID.

HE ASSURED THE TEACHERS THAT THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WAS KEEN TO CO-OPERATE WITH THEM IN EVERY WAY THROUGH THE TEAMS OF INSPECTORS.

IT WAS ALSO THE INTENTION OF THE DEPARTMENT TO USE THE MEDIUM OF TELEVISION FROM THIS SEPTEMBER ONWARDS TO PROMOTE AN EVEN MORE EFFECTIVE APPROACH TO THE TEACHING OF SOCIAL STUDIES AND OTHER SUBJECTS IN THE COMMON CORE CURRICULUM FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS AT THE JUNIOR SECONDARY LEVEL, HE ADDED.

MR. HAYE EXPRESSED THE HOPE THAT THE EFFORTS AND SUCCESS OF THE 15 MONITORED SCHOOLS WOULD ATTRACT OTHER TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS TO ADOPT THE NEW PROVISIONAL SYLLABUS IN SOCIAL STUDIES.

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