Citizenship and Teaching are Connected?        As a born and raised Canadian citizen, I always had an understanding of what the definition of citizenship truly was.  My understanding was a citizen is an individual who resides in a certain location for a long period of time.  It also tends to be an individual who loves the country they are a part of.        Up until this week’s learning material:  I as a soon to be teacher was not aware that education, teaching and citizenship are as interlinked as they truly are.  Amidst the sad truth, I always knew that I wanted to be the type of teacher who…

Will the CURRENT Curriculum be the Curriculum FOREVER?      If you are unaware or have limited knowledge on the term of curriculum.  Here are a couple definitions for you:  One, curriculum is the ‘bible of the education system.’  Or in simpler terms curriculum can be defined as the ‘meat and potatoes’ of the education system. Lastly in many educators’ minds it is the ‘backbone’ of any classroom.        Now to answer ‘according to Benjamin Levin’s opinion and knowledge, how is school curricula developed and implemented?’  Benjamin Levin is an educational advisor and scholar.  He is the man behind the curriculum.  He has had a huge effect on what…