National Editorial — posted under creative commons license for Attribution 4.0

What makes a well-rounded student? That question has perplexed parents, educators and academics for as long as children have gone to school.

The consensus in recent years has been that rote-based learning might instil specific facts, but there is a better way to teach pupils how to think for themselves. Similarly, most will agree that a quality primary school education must be rooted in basic maths and sciences, but with a healthy dose of arts, humanities and physical education.

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