tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post111796807316973789..comments2024-03-28T00:28:06.035+13:00Comments on leading and learning: Rich Topics - an integrated curriculumBruce Hammondshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07031065790535111400noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-1118586611652473792005-06-13T02:30:00.000+12:002005-06-13T02:30:00.000+12:00Until schools take over control of their own curri...Until schools take over control of their own curriculums ( within simple state guidelines) confusion will always remain. The future is about ensuring students have positive learning attributes and whatever talents they were born with developed. Rich topics are one way to ensure this.Toss away the technocratic guides I say and the sooner the better! 'Deliver' a curriculum you own!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-1118574695385280902005-06-12T23:11:00.000+12:002005-06-12T23:11:00.000+12:00Bill Gates , after saying American High Schools we...Bill Gates , after saying American High Schools were obselete, believes that they ought to be introducing a curriculum based on the '3 Rs': 'relevance, rigor and relationships'. I also like 'rich real and relevant'. Either would exclude a lot of what is being currently taught. I aslo like Peter Ellyards 'just in time curriculum' rather than the current 'just in case' one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-1118280450138269252005-06-09T13:27:00.000+12:002005-06-09T13:27:00.000+12:00It would seem simple to me. Present students with ...It would seem simple to me. Present students with stimulating challenges , ensure they acquire the skills to study their questions in depth, and do all you can to help them do the best work they can, whether research or creative expression. As Jerome Bruner wrote many years ago , 'teaching is the subtle art of intellectual temptation.'Bruce Hammondshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07031065790535111400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-1118274563023883902005-06-09T11:49:00.000+12:002005-06-09T11:49:00.000+12:00Yes children respond well to topics they find inte...Yes children respond well to topics they find interesting and relevant to their own lives. When this is combined with the genuine interest and enthusiasm of a teacher that respects and values the ideas and unique perceptions of their students amazing things can happen. Unfortunately, as you point out, there is so much that gets in the way of what should be a natural process and makes it far more difficult than it should be;and often in the name of 'education'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com