Author: Mackenzie Dillabaugh

Here is the link to my ECS Journey “Summary of Learning”.  

As we learn from ECS 203 and many other courses, Treaty Education is an important factor in teaching in our classrooms and working with the curriculum. Treaty Education does not just benefit Indigenous students. Rather, it benefits all students no matter their cultural background to have such information. It is our job as educators to […]

Mathematics is used everywhere in some way or form. The Inuit People use math but in a different form. The numeral system students are taught is different. Their mathematics is in base 20, while most English math is taught in base 10. We use math to solve hypothetical problems which can then translate to day-to-day […]

Provide a brief summary of your understanding of the three learning theories introduced in the readings (behaviourism, cognitivism, and constructivism). How can you connect these learning theories with the models of curriculum (product, process, and praxis in particular) that we have discussed? What learning theories did you see reflected in your own schooling experiences? Cognitive […]

According to Levin’s article, curricula are developed by the government or a form of authority. The curriculum changes as authorities within the government change.  Levin explains everyone has been to school causing them to feel like they hold knowledge about schooling: an important element of the politics around education is that everyone has gone to […]

What does it mean to be a ‘good’ student according to common sense? A good student is defined as a child who conforms to standards and rules while meeting expectations. A ‘good’ student is a child who is on time for class, completes assignments and homework on time, and is respectful to teachers, classmates, and the […]

Kumashiro uses different examples to explain common sense. Overall, the author has defined commonsense to be normalities about aspects of society. Common sense does not hold what ifs or could, rather it states shoulds and is. As Kumashiro states: “Common sense does not tell us that this is what schools could be doing; it tells […]