CURRICULUM IDEOLOGIES

EXPLORE/ EXPLAIN

SOURCES YOUR TASKS

SCHOLAR http://www.wgquirk.com/content.html Bill Quirk presents The Anti-Content Mindset: The
ACADEMIC Root Cause of the “Math Wars.” Explain, in
terms of the ideas introduced, the perspectives
assumed, and the way in which language is used
(that is, the meaning behind words such as
knowledge, assessment, and
learning), why you think this article speaks from the
Scholar Academic perspective.
https://www.coreknowledge.org/our-approach/knowledge- Explore the Site. When you find something
based-schools/ interesting, describe why it supports this ideology by
referring to ideas promoted on the
site, the intellectual perspectives assumed, and the
way in which the site uses words such as knowledge,
teaching, learning, and assessment.
Social Efficiency https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nLF9LGIcfQ How did one of those issues, events, people, or ideas
Ideology affect your education while
you were a student?
https://uk.sagepub.com/sites/default/files/upm- How has one of those issues, events, people, or
binaries/47670_ch_3.pdf ideas affected you now that you
are an educator or prospective educator?

https://www.mineducacion.gov.co/1759/w3-article-
339975.html

STUDENT https://archive.org/details/why_do_these_kids_love_school
CENTERED
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http://www.sedl.org/scimath/compass/v01n03/welcome.ht The psychological theories underlying all of the

ml curriculum ideologies have
changed greatly over the last hundred years.
Compare her beliefs about children’s learning and
development to the currently popular Learner
Centered theories, which are called constructivism.
. Explore this website, read a description of construc-
tivism, and then answer the question.
What are the foundational ideas of constructivism?
(Other sites on constructivism can be found by
searching the Internet.)
https://sudburyvalley.org/ Go to learning section and explore the following
Music , Students , Compassion, Age mixing,
Community , Computers and technology
Concessions and sales, Conversation, Crafts
Field trips, Fine art, Friends, Games, Imagination
Learning Nature, Sports, Parents, Performing arts,
Pictures, Reading, Respect
Television and video games, Toys, Trust
Younger children, Judicial Committee
Creativity, Working together, Traditions
http://www.ecrp.uiuc.edu/v4n1/edwards.html Read the article: Edwards, C. P. (2002). Three
approaches from Europe:
Waldorf, Montessori, and Reggio Emilia. Early
Childhood Research & Practice, 4(1).
(It can also be located on the Web at
http://www.ecrp.uiuc.edu/v4n1/edwards.html).
After reading the article, look for more information
to find out more about the Montessori, Waldorf, and

https://www.nais.org/
SOCIAL
RECONSTRUCTION https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dy_VZVnVnQ
https://www.rethinkingschools.org/
https://rethinkingschoolsblog.com/category/curriculum-2/
https://www.splcenter.org/
http://infed.org/mobi/john-dewey-my-pedagogical-creed
Reggio Emilia approaches to education. Then answer
the following questions:
1. Do you or don’t you believe that Waldorf,
Montessori, and Reggio Emilia are
examples of the Learner Centered ideology? Why or
why not? Answer for each approach separately.
2. If you could teach in one of these types of schools,
which would it be? Why?
3. If you were to put your own children in one of
these types of schools, which would it be? Why?
Which one do you think best represents the Social
Reconstruction ideology and describe why. In your
description, refer to ideas promoted on the site, the
intellectual perspectives assumed, and the way the
site uses words such as knowledge, teaching,
learning, and assessment.