I wonder if we as a profession in this country we have an implicit distrust of agency for children, with the assumption that the choices will be poor? I’d be interested to know if agency is regarded differently in other countries.

Looking at the results, it would not appear to be the case. We had a period in the profession which focused heavily on personalisation. IT was going to be the answer, something I know @profbeckyallen.bsky.social as talked about re AI. Do other mass education systems successfully have this?

We remove agency over all kinds of things for children. Alcohol, gambling, food. We know what is right for a healthy lifestyle. Education is similar. A 14 year old that dislikes maths would choose to not go to maths lessons if they could. But they need to learn maths for a healthy, balanced edu diet

What interests me, seeing it from the POV of young people for whom there is a high level of personalisation, is how much the connection with the group matters in school - how much shared experience enhances inclusion. So I’m not sure about more personalised curricula.