As educators, there are many approaches we take toward curricula. These approaches are based on sets of assumptions that we've made based on our education, experience, and other factors. So I thought I'd provide an analysis of five curriculum perspectives including the major proponents and tenets of each. I'll also discuss societal as well as political influences, major criticisms of each theory, and examples of ways these theories have been applied. The Traditional Perspe

The development of a curricular program should include input from a variety of stakeholders so that the program meets the needs of students from a variety of backgrounds. Additionally, when input from stakeholders is ascertained during the curriculum development process, the curriculum will better reflect the values of the education system’s community as well as inculcate a knowledge base that is both informed by education specialists and by the needs of students and their p

The purpose of this post is to discuss the historical, political, social, and economic dynamics of educating limited-English proficient students, otherwise referred to as English learners, in American public education systems. The issues surrounding the education of this sector in America’s student population has been charged nearly as early on as the founding of the nation (Brown, 1992). The concerns have primarily been entrenched in the struggle to identify an official lang