After reading the Levin article I was surprised to find out that curriculum is not just created through the government and then passed down to teachers to teach in schools, but there is actually a lot more to it. It made me realize that the government is not the only one who has a say in education, but also textbook companies, politicians, the ministry of education, etc. These groups of people are big influences on the curriculum. There are other minority groups that impact what is taught to students that should have more authority over what needs to be taught to these students. Students are expected to do their work and behave properly under the given guidelines these influential groups have, with not much room for change. “Policies govern just about every aspect of education – what schooling is provided, how, to whom, in what form, by whom, with what resources, and so on” (Levin, 2008, p.7). In my opinion, the people in high power positions to make decisions in the curriculum are not always the right people and it can lead to a lot of issues/problems.
In the way that they are both produced by the government, the articles on Levin and Treaty Education have a lot in common. It is important for people within the school community to understand how the teachers were teaching the essential relationships and facts about the history of Canada.