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YP Petition to include a Mandatory Parliamentary Education Topic In Year 8

Education Policy

YP Petition to include a Mandatory Parliamentary Education Topic In Year 8

Closed — 35 supporters

Final supporters

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Christine H.

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Trish H.

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Maddy M.

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Aloka W.

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Peter F.

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Someone

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Ellen

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Cassandra K.

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Bruce M.

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Terry M.

+25 more

Started by Anonymous 14 years, 3 months ago

1 Update 3 Comments

Currently in New South Wales a parliamentary education topic is only required during primary school education, in Year 6, and it is a very generalised unit of work. This leads to a big lack of knowledge about the parliamentary system and the process needed to make a law. This petition aims to change that by including a compulsory unit of work to be included in the national curriculum, in Year 8 HSIE (Human Society and its Environment), which would educate young people and the parliamentary and legal systems as well as giving an insight into the political parties and systems of government.

Civic Education Curriculum Public Education School Policy

Updates

June 17, 2012

The momentum we have built shows that people are finally fed up with the pathetic lack of political literacy in our schools. The Department of Education cannot ignore us forever while we demand that students actually understand how their own government works.

3 Comments

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Sarah Riley

14 years ago Featured

i agree. year 6 was way too long ago and i remember nothing. we need a refresher in high school so kids actually know how the gov works

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Mark Bryant

14 years ago Featured

ABOUT TIME. Its crazy that schools just skip over this stuff when it matters most.

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James Montgomery

14 years ago Featured

Kids these days have no clue how laws are actually made until its too late. Needs to be part of the curriculum for sure.

Status: Closed — this petition is no longer accepting signatures.

YP Petition to include a Mandatory Parliamentary Education Topic In Year 8

Education Policy

YP Petition to include a Mandatory Parliamentary Education Topic In Year 8

Closed — 35 supporters

Final supporters

C

Christine H.

T

Trish H.

M

Maddy M.

A

Aloka W.

P

Peter F.

S

Someone

E

Ellen

C

Cassandra K.

B

Bruce M.

T

Terry M.

+25 more

Started by Anonymous 14 years, 3 months ago

1 Update 3 Comments

Currently in New South Wales a parliamentary education topic is only required during primary school education, in Year 6, and it is a very generalised unit of work. This leads to a big lack of knowledge about the parliamentary system and the process needed to make a law. This petition aims to change that by including a compulsory unit of work to be included in the national curriculum, in Year 8 HSIE (Human Society and its Environment), which would educate young people and the parliamentary and legal systems as well as giving an insight into the political parties and systems of government.

Civic Education Curriculum Public Education School Policy

Updates

June 17, 2012

The momentum we have built shows that people are finally fed up with the pathetic lack of political literacy in our schools. The Department of Education cannot ignore us forever while we demand that students actually understand how their own government works.

3 Comments

S

Sarah Riley

14 years ago Featured

i agree. year 6 was way too long ago and i remember nothing. we need a refresher in high school so kids actually know how the gov works

M

Mark Bryant

14 years ago Featured

ABOUT TIME. Its crazy that schools just skip over this stuff when it matters most.

J

James Montgomery

14 years ago Featured

Kids these days have no clue how laws are actually made until its too late. Needs to be part of the curriculum for sure.

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