There are many qualities when talking about curriculum. Curriculum is not always based on education in itself, but also focuses on helping students for the future.
Many qualities regarding curriculum are based upon personal ideologies, which can cause disagreements about the learning subjects taught. For example, even if the people writing the curriculum requirements are all experts, they are still experts with different methods. Someone such as an elementary school teacher will have great ideas on the attention spans, needs, and learning levels of their students, whereas a high school math teacher will focus on mathematical methods, research, and learning levels in math specifically. Although nobody is wrong, these specifications in education will create difficulties in creating a one-size-fits-all curriculum.
There is also quite a lot to consider when creating a curriculum, it fits the needs of multiple experts’ voices, opinions, and ideas. Curriculum is meant to teach students, and also to help them in the future. This isn’t based around the viewpoint of one individual, there are a lot of individuals who contributed to the success of curriculums. Curriculum focuses on ideas, methods, and research, and is designed to help students in specified subjects, and in general.
I totally agree with you on the fact that there can be no one size fits all curriculum because each teacher has different focuses than another teacher and I think you found the perfect wording by using “one fits all”. I really enjoyed reading your blog!
I do agree with your blog post, it was very formal and knowledgable, I do find that the curriculum is based on a one size fits all. It does not always benefit everyone though, as we know that not everyone learns the same way. I enjoyed your blog! keep it up.
I agree that that even experts bring their own lens to the creation of curriculum. It is always good to think about who the expert is really representing. “Who benefits from this idea or piece of curriculum?” Follow the money as they say only in this case the money is probably cultural norms and political structures.
Angelica, I really enjoy how concise your post is! I would have appreciated if you had expanded more upon who’s voices need to be heard when creating curriculum. Is it just the experts are their other parties whose views should be considered? I do like that you have stated that teachers are the best experts for implementing the curriculum in their specific areas.