The expert assessed the impact of reducing the school curriculum on the quality of education

Reducing the school curriculum does not guarantee an improvement in the quality of education and may lead to a decrease in the level of education of students. Maria Todorova, a neuropsychologist, specialist in child development and education, told Izvestia on April 27.

According to her, children learn the material in different ways: for some, the current volume of the program is excessive, while others cope with it without difficulty and are ready for a higher learning rate. In this regard, a mechanical reduction in the content of the training course may lead to the fact that some students will not receive the necessary knowledge base.

"This issue will be especially acute in the context of exams and university admissions. If the requirements of the OGE, USE and entrance tests remain the same, and the school curriculum becomes simpler, students and parents will be forced to fill in the gaps outside of school with the help of tutors, online courses and additional education," the expert explained.

At the same time, Todorova emphasized that reducing learning overload can have a positive effect if it is associated not with the exclusion of key knowledge, but with the processing of content. We are talking about eliminating repetitive topics, excessive formal material and taking into account the age characteristics of children. In this case, students have more time to comprehend and apply knowledge in practice, which improves the quality of learning.

According to the expert, the key task is not to simply reduce the program, but to change the approach to learning. A modern school, she believes, should take into account the individual characteristics of students and offer different levels of training — from basic to advanced, as well as provide additional support to those who need it.

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