The word curriculum is one of the most common, yet complicated terminologies used in education. It has many different meanings and definitions depending on the people discussing it. The curriculum is most often thought of as a formal document used by educators to control what is taught in classrooms. However, curriculum has a much more fluid definition. Blaise and Nuttall (2011) discuss the five key concepts of curriculum (p. 82); these concepts examine what the educator does or does not wish to provide the student and also defines curriculum as the experience of learning in all aspects of life, not just inside the classroom.
The curriculum as a document or framework has three main aspects; …show more content…
What does the word ‘curriculum experience’ mean to you?
• Q2 - Is there anything from your education experiences at Primary School that you would change, remove or replace?
• Q3 - Throughout your education was there a teacher who made an impact on your life? (Good or bad) and how did this make you feel?
• Q4 - In your primary school experience, what did you learn that may not have been part of the intended curriculum? Can you recall any other topics that you felt your teacher avoided? Is there anything that should be excluded?
• Q5 - From your experiences do you believe that learning is something that only happens within a formal education setting, or do you think that other factors also play a role? What outside factors played a role in your education?
• Q6 - Why would it be important for educators to include children’s home experiences into the classroom?
• Q7 - Each child experiences the curriculum in a different way, due to the teacher, the school, Socio-economic factors, their culture, gender and much more. Was the outside environment of your primary schooling incorporated into your learning experiences, if so …show more content…
1993. P. 3). This could also be a matter of hidden curriculum (Blaise & Nuttall. 2011. P. 90), it is possible these teachers were simply trying to calm Megan enough for her to stop crying when in actual fact they were teaching Megan very important confidence skills by assigning special jobs to