Freedom to Choose Their Own Courses

The literacy education in the 21st century must adequately prepare students for participation in a knowledge-based economy. The ability to identify fundamental problems, and then efficiently locate, critically evaluate, synthesize, and communicate potential solutions to those problems is a key resource for social and economic development. Meeting the needs of as many children as possible should be a high priority by maintaining a motivating and rigorous teaching program. Despite such programs, some students will still struggle with literacy throughout their middle and upper primary school years. It is essential that schools provide assistance to those students who will need it on a continuous basis throughout their school lives. Also, it must be provided for children who will benefit from the early intervention programs (Fraser, pp: 498- 518).

Collaborative literacy experiences engage students in these inquiry-based processes as they negotiate meaning and construct new knowledge using online resources and networking communication tools. Moreover, visions of classroom instruction in the new millennium require learners to weave their knowledge of core subjects (e.g., science, math, history, and language arts), and appreciation of diverse perspectives, into the context of interdisciplinary issues such as universal health, civic literacy, and economic stability. Consequently, valid assessments of literacy and language arts should engage students in reading, writing, and communicating tasks contextualized in problem-based, interdisciplinary, real-world issues. Many students have issues in learning and exceeding in the education par excellence. Children come under pressure when they are imposed by their parents or teachers on studying a particular subject or a course where the student might have an interest in some other course. Thus, the student is unable to perform in that particular course.

For increasing numbers of children in Australia and elsewhere school has returned to the home, with their parents as their teachers. The ...