I think that one of the major ideas that
kept resurfacing throughout my blogs over the course of the class was the idea
of change. It is obvious that as
the times changes the students that we have in school change. With this being said, our curriculum
should change with the times to fit the needs of the students. I think that often times people working
find it hard to make changes if things are going well. I agree with this notion to a certain
extent. I think that regardless of
the school’s success, it is difficult to stay as a high performing school
without making changes to the curriculum.
Not to say that these changes need to be extreme or drastic, but small,
significant changes are necessary.
I feel that many educators realize the need to change certain aspects
within their curriculum but they may not find the time, money, ect. to do
so. If we do not make necessary
changes to the curriculum to fit the times, then our students who we are
educating are not receiving all that they could be if some updates are not
implemented. Change is something
that we, as educators, should embrace.
Although change can often bring a new challenge, we need to step up to
the plate and accept the challenge so we are preparing our students for the
future to the best of our ability.
I
hope to use this blog beyond EDC 533.
I think it has formed a good connection with educators around the state
and country. It has given me the
opportunity to look at different points of view, how different aspects of
curriculum are handled in different school districts, and how educators deal
with issues surrounding curriculum. I think that it would be
neat to share it with other teachers in my school district so they could give
their opinion on some of these pressing issues that we face with
curriculum. I think that where we
all have a common bond through education, it makes sense to bounce ideas off
one another. If nothing else, it
can keep me informed on what is going on in other school districts around the
state and around the country.
Hi Jack,
ReplyDeleteYou touched on some of the things I did in my last blog post. I was interested in how to change the curriculum to current times. It's a hard thing to do, really without the right resources. You make a really good point when you said, "If we do not make necessary changes to the curriculum to fit the times, then our students who we are educating are not receiving all that they could be if some updates are not implemented." I agree that the students aren't getting all they could out of their education if we don't update the curriculum.
I'll keep up with your blog in case you decide to write beyond this course. Good luck with future classes, and it was great working in a group with you!