Assignment:
Readings the following chapter are given below is:
The Function of Curriculum in Schools and The Politics of Official Knowledge in the United States
Guiding Questions
- What is curriculum?
- What is the role of curriculum in schools or what does it aim to do?
- Who determines what gets taught and what does not get taught? Who does that impact and how?
- What is official knowledge and how is it determined?
- What are "banking" and "problem-posing" concepts of education and what do these have to do with liberation and social justice?
- Have any of this week's readings resonated with your own experiences in education?
Post a Reflective Response (R2R)
- Approximately 500 words in length
- Post should be substantive demonstrating knowledge of the readings
- Should address the Guiding Questions for the week
- See Syllabus for Success Criteria
Readings:
Pedagogy of the Oppressed
By Paulo Freire