Talking to the Athens-Macedonia News Agency about the education ministry’s sweeping draft legislation covering all levels of learning, Greek Education Minister Niki Kerameus on Saturday explained that it aims at a “bottom-to-top” overhaul of the current system, starting in pre-school and kindergarten, that will see the introduction of such innovations as the teaching of “soft” life skills, IT and robotics at ever younger ages and “more tools and skills for our children.”
On the success of distance learning and its possible future use in the educational process, the minister announced a team of experts was being set up to prepare a cohesive plan to digitally enhance education, extending and redefining existing actions and capitalizing on past experience.
Regarding the necessity of the new round of reforms, she stressed that the current curriculum largely dates back to 2000 and will now be updated, with new books at all levels, combined with an evaluation of both teachers and schools, investment in teacher training and the promotion of openness and autonomy in Greek universities.
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