Upon researching arts-based teaching and curriculum, I came across a rather interesting academic reading called Arts-Based Learning In Medical Education: The Students’ Perspective, written by authors Anne de la Croix, Catharine Rose, Emma Wildig, and Suzy Willson. This reading introduces a program called Performing Medicine, in which medical students attend arts-based teaching workshops, where they […]
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A Critical Look Into Traditional Curriculum
As a student who was put though the Canadian public school system growing up, I had a limited perspective as to what curriculum was, and how it may differ depending on where you live. My experience with curriculum in school was very similar to the Tyler rationale. We were told our aims and objectives at […]
Response to Kumashiro’s, “The Problem of Common Sense”
After reading an excerpt from Kumashiro’s The Problem of Common Sense, I am left with some newly formed thoughts on ‘common sense’, and its relation to how I view education as a future educator. Kumashiro defines common sense as the, “assumptions, expectations, and values” (pg. XXXI) that we bring with us everywhere we go, including schools, […]
