In Levin’s article, he states the “curriculum is defined as an official statement of what students are expected to know and be able to do” (Levin, 2007, p. 8). Students are expected to do their work and learn many new things through their education. Before reading the article, I only thought of curriculum as being created by the government and handing it down to the school board for them to instruct teachers on what to teach to students. Turns out there are many more things involved than just creating the curriculum. The article mentions how “curriculum developed by governments or other sanctioned authorities for standard use in schools across a state, province, or country” (Levin, 2007, p. 7). By reading this quote, not only does the government decide on the curriculum, but also the ministry of education, politicians, and those who are in a lower status. The variety of groups and people have their opinions, thoughts, views, and what needs to be changed. There could be some tensions, as some people think there should be other materials or courses that should be included in the curriculum.
One key connection I can make between the Treaty Education report and the Levin article is that both curriculums are constructed by the government which leads to people of authority having different views and thoughts of the curriculum. Straight away, one main tension I can mention is how the First Nation people do not agree with some of the information or goals created by the government.