Eisner's ideas include the explicit, implicit and null
curriculum which include the education which is expected and offered through
the required subjects, the hidden curriculum which training the students with
rules and social culture, and the options which students to choose not to do. I
do agree with him that the school is training students with compliance, competition
and the options which have huge impact on students' future lives. When some of the students complained about what they learned in school are useless for their
future lives, they also complained the school didn’t offer adequate skills and
knowledge for their future. Making a decision when they were not mature enough
might affect their adult lives lots.
BC curriculum includes all the three kinds of the curriculum
which Eisner described. In BC, a high school graduate must finish at least 80
credits which include 48 required courses and some selected courses through
grades 10 to 12. The required courses include language, math, science, social, history,
etc. At the same time, more technical courses are listed on the elective
courses include computer science. At the new curriculum, BC math curriculum emphasized
problem-solving and critical thinking instead of computing skills. I believe
the changes might be intended to educate students with transferable skills for
their future lives.
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