To break the "teaching by subject" mold that had characterized teaching at the primary and middle school levels for more than ten years, the "integrated curriculum" for grades 1 to 9 was introduced four years ago. Although it reduced ten subjects to seven major disciplines, the core subjects of mathematics, Chinese and English remained clearly delineated in the classroom.
為了打破數十年來國內中小學「分科教學」的窠臼，四年前上路的「九年一貫課程」，已將國中小十幾種科目濃縮在七大領域內，但教育現場的實況是，數學、國文、英文等核心科目的界線依然分明。