For beginning teachers and teachers not as comfortable with the teaching of science, to be able discriminately unpack these documents and make
relevant curriculum decisions that address the needs of their specific learners can be tortuous.
Within a country's educational system, the
relevant institutions and policies include the ways in which a society finances and manages its schools, how a society assesses student performance, and who is empowered to make basic educational
decisions, such as which
curricula to follow, which teachers to hire, and what textbooks to purchase.