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Barmymoo:
Do they have a set curriculum for those subjects? Or just subject areas you need to be able to show you're covering? Because actually that list pretty much covers what I think everyone needs to know anyway. I'm particularly impressed that there's a requirement to teach knowledge of the home and of society, because I'm not convinced we're actually taught that in schools here! My cookery lessons taught me the many and varied skills of making tea, toast and fruit salad. And I know not everyone is religious, or even most people, but a basic understanding of the major religions makes it much easier to understand the news and current affairs, for example.
Method of Madness:
Re: TB tests, I got one of the standard tests and tested positive when I volunteered at a hospital when I was in high school, but they realized I'd always get false positives (and this was one), just like the earlier poster's dad. So they gave me a form that gets me out of taking the test (because it'd be worthless). The most recent example was when I got my sub license, I showed them that form (a few months ago), and they didn't make me take an additional test, they just waived the requirement.
snalin:
--- Quote from: Barmymoo on 12 Jun 2011, 12:23 ---Do they have a set curriculum for those subjects? Or just subject areas you need to be able to show you're covering? Because actually that list pretty much covers what I think everyone needs to know anyway. I'm particularly impressed that there's a requirement to teach knowledge of the home and of society, because I'm not convinced we're actually taught that in schools here! My cookery lessons taught me the many and varied skills of making tea, toast and fruit salad. And I know not everyone is religious, or even most people, but a basic understanding of the major religions makes it much easier to understand the news and current affairs, for example.
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"knowledge of the home" is just a poor translation, it's basically cooking class. The society thing is more... I guess it didn't leave a lasting impression, but at least I know we got through all of the political parties and what they stand for, a lot of stuff about multiculturalism, and such. I think history is showed in there until you get to high school, so that's a pretty big part.
There's a curriculum that's more exact than that. I think the idea is that you go to the local school and loan all the appropriate books for the classes your kid would've taken (they are free for everyone until you're finished with high school now), and use them either directly, or as a way to know what stuff your kids are supposed to know.
I think I'm one of the last generations to get the shot against TB here, they've stopped giving it to you unless you have family in risk areas.
Tom:
Australian NSW HS curriculum covers multiculturalism and such in geography. There's a bit about politics and the electoral system but that's part of a Commerce elective so it's not covered or known by many other students (the only friend I have who knows as much about this as I do just got naturalised in the past year or so). HS technology courses have a "food technology" component which is basics of cooking, safety and hygiene. They also have a wood and metal work component but some schools (mostly private girls schools like KRB, where my sister went) don't have it at all.
pwhodges:
--- Quote from: snalin on 12 Jun 2011, 15:29 ---"knowledge of the home" is just a poor translation, it's basically cooking class.
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We used to call that Domestic Science.
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