The Examiner reported yesterday that the Primary School curriculum will “soon be available online”.
According to the article:
The Government and private sector have joined forces in a project to post subjects online.
‘Teachnet’ will train 50 teachers in web-technology to develop material for schools everywhere.
I guess “soon” is a relative term. How long is it going to take them to hire and train 50 primary teachers - never mind for those 50 to put the curriculum online?
Lets be honest, the entire curriculum will never be online, not unless they massively change the curriculum - but this development is to be welcomed. It is a (small) step in the right direction.
Eventually every child in Primary School will have a networked desktop, and will submit their homework through the school’s extranet. Parents will be able to login and trace their child’s progress etc. We have a long way to go in Ireland before we reach that stage, though - we need to construct proper school buildings first!
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