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In This Document, We Are Suggesting That The Specialist Subjectcentered Curriculum Needs To Be Balanced By An Approach That Gives Priority To Every Child Learning The Fundamental Strategies Of Thinking And ProblemsolvingWe Believe This Necessitates An Explicit Thrust As ACore Area Of The Educational Development Of Every Child Through The Methodologies And Techniques We Have Defined As An Interdisciplinary Approach.  The Interdisciplinary Nature Of Thinking Is Recognized By The Inventor As Well As The Designer As AFrame Of MindFor Schools To Develop This Frame Of Mind In Students Requires ATruly Interdisciplinary Approach To Learning That Complements The Traditional Subjectbased Intradisciplinary CurriculumCertainly, There Are Bodies Of Knowledge That Can Be Isolated To Form Specific Subjects Or DisciplinesIn Fact, With The Explosion Of Knowledge And Information Partly Due To Improved And New Modes Of Communication, There Are Even Subjects Within SubjectsHowever, The Present Age Of Specialization Threatens Our Children?s Education, And Schools Must Heed The Caution, Expressed In The Victorian Government?s Green Paper, And ?avoid Unduly Early And Narrow Specialization Into Academic And Practical Streams.?
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