Answer to Question #213513 in English for Palesa

Question

Your task is to write an essay in response to the following question: As interpreter and developer of the curriculum, it’s insufficient for the educator to give a narrow definition to the concept “curriculum” There are different definitions and aspects of “curriculum”. Discuss this statement in an essay of 3-4 pages. In your answer, describe the different ways of understanding curriculum and how these different understandings relate in some ways to each other, referring to the intended and enacted curriculum. Remember that “curriculum, both as prescription and in practice, is not neutral, but carries values and is a political issue. On the one hand the curriculum is seen as an intention, plan or prescription, an idea of what one would like to happen in schools. On the other hand, it is seen as the existing state of affairs in schools, what does in fact happen. To illustrate your points, define a curriculum by referring to the different aspects to be considered. 

Answer 1

The term curriculum refers to the lessons and academic content taught in a school or in a specific course or program. In dictionaries, curriculum is often defined as the courses offered by a school, but it is rarely used in such a general sense in schools.