Sunday, February 26, 2012

Curriculum


Curriculum…  A curriculum states the course work a school offers their students.  It also encompasses the things a child should learn in their educational development.   The curriculum is often decided upon by the school district or in some areas a national board sets curriculum.  To me this is problematic.  I think that sometimes people who are involved in creating curriculum and aren’t directly in the classroom can totally miss the mark when it comes to what’s going on in the classroom. 

Regardless, we have curriculum to help follow standards.  Resources such as books are tools to be used to cover curriculum.  I very much agree that if there is no breathing room with curriculum, the kids can miss out on some seriously valuable self-created learning experiences. I also feel that if the curriculum is too lax, students won’t be well rounded, nor will they have a basic understanding of all they need to by the time they are ready for the next step in life.
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  1. Minea Armijo: Desierto alegreFebruary 26, 2012 at 9:52 PM

    "I think that sometimes people who are involved in creating curriculum and aren’t directly in the classroom can totally miss the mark when it comes to what’s going on in the classroom" yes!!!!! this is a huge problem! not only are these people not involved in classrooms but as teacher we have to deal as well with the legislators that have no background in education.

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  2. kimFebruary 26, 2012 at 10:07 PM

    I agree with both you and Minea. The people who do the teaching do not get the final, if any, say in the curriculum they teach. It's the people who know their students who should drive this process. It doesn't sit well with me that someone who has never visited my school or the one on the opposite end of town decides what and how I will teach my students. My school's population has different needs that the one down the street. All children need a strong foundation and I can see an argument for common requirements, but not far reaching invasive impersonal rules that keep me from forming a learning environment that encourages growth.

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