Masters — whose draft review of the NSW curriculum is due to be released soon — says teachers should go on as they have been, but closely observe children's critical, creative and problem-solving skills as they go about their tasks. "The downside of giving [these skills] a name is that it makes them sound as though they're different from what's happening and somehow new to the curriculum," he says. "They are not. What's new is we have prioritised them, we've drawn attention to the fact that they are important and perhaps more important than they once were. But we've always expected students to think critically and creatively, to work together and solve problems."

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