Curriculum as a mind altering device? | #CSK8 Podcast highlight with Jared O'Leary
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In this episode I unpack Eisner’s (2002) publication titled “The centrality of curriculum and the function of standards: The curriculum is a mind-altering device,” which problematizes curricula and standards by discussing how both can deprofessionalize the field of education.
Chapter
Eisner, E. W. (2002). The centrality of curriculum and the function of standards: The curriculum is a mind-altering device. In The Arts and the Creation of Mind. Yale University Press, 148-177.
My One Sentence Summary
This chapter problematizes curricula and standards by discussing how both can deprofessionalize the field of education.
Some Of My Lingering Questions/Thoughts
While an individualized approach to educaiton does put more responsibility on teachers, I’d argue we could take away a lot of the mundane responsibilities we have to do in order to focus our time and energy on teaching
I might have paid more attention in other subject areas if I could have explored it in ways that were actually meaningful to me
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