Definitions of Curriculum
- A body of knowledge that is a framework and
guide to allow students to reach their potential. It teaches them
skills needed to survive as productive citizens.
- A menu of opportunities that allow a student
to develop the thinking and being skills necessary to succeed in
life and to pursue mental and physical well-being.
- Curriculum is the content of a course and the
learning processes of students and teachers leading to the "ideal"
graduate.
- A guide for content process in a relevant,
open-ended, flexible approach to guiding thoughtful learners.
- Is a process of learning and discovery which
utilizes any means necessary to enhance students' abilities to
recognize and explore their ignorance.
- The skills, concepts and processes which
enable students to answer essential questions and provide depth
for the successful completion of exhibitions.
- An essential body of skills and knowledge
which enables students and progress to continue the acquisition of
new knowledge and additional skills.
- A vehicle in which a "school" achieves its
purpose (formal/informal- intended/unintended) by allowing
students to: (1) question reasoning, (2) show enthusiasm, (3)
filter out essential knowledge.
Patricia J. McArdle / Mather High School / 5835 N.
Lincoln Ave. / Chicago, IL 60659/ CES Fall Forum 1997/ page '2
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