Tuesday, July 02, 2013

Do we really have high expectations of our students? Or is it just talk? Part Two: Curriculum. | Tabula Rasa

Do we really have high expectations of our students? Or is it just talk? Part Two: Curriculum. | Tabula Rasa:

"I want to argue that by emphasising the importance of relevance and engagement above all else, we are treating children as weak minded and therefore incapable of tackling a genuinely challenging and rich curriculum. Furthermore, this is an inaccurate understanding of what actually interests children, and what will help them to become well-rounded members of society. By structuring the curriculum around content that we think students will find interesting, we are trapping them within their own narrow horizons, and risk not equipping them with the tools they need to escape them."

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