What Should Schools Teach?
What Should Schools Teach? A robust rationale on what schools should teach and how.The design of school curricula involves deep thought about the nature of knowledge and its value to learners and…
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What Should Schools Teach?
A robust rationale on what schools should teach and how.The design of school curricula involves deep thought about the nature of knowledge and its value to learners and society. What knowledge is important for children to learn? Such a serious responsibility raises a number of questions: What is knowledge for?
The blurring of distinctions between pedagogy and curriculum, as well as that between experience and knowledge, has resulted in a confusing message for teachers about the part that each plays in the education of children. How do we decide what knowledge matters in each school subject? This book aims to dispel confusion through a robust rationale for what schools should teach, offering key understanding to teachers of the relationship between knowledge and their own pedagogy.
This second edition includes new chapters on chemistry, drama, music, and religious education,