Out-of-class Activity - Group 2
Finding the Hidden Curriculum
Activity:
Visit a local elementary school and look for signs of the hidden curriculum, the values implicit in the way the school is structured. For example, do the children ever line up? If so, when and how? If not, Why not? Are there differences based on gender, age, ability, or talent among the groups of children or in the selection of the staff? What is on the walls of the schools? How much competition and comparison is encouraged among the children? What nonteaching staff are present (nurse, cook, janitor)? Are parents involved within the classrooms or kept outside the building?
Porduct:
Describe some of the important elements of the hidden curriculum and provided evidence from your observations to support your conclusions. For example, if there are many charts on the walls indicating who has completed particular tasks or has learned certain material, this is evidence that comparisons and competition are a part of the curriculum. For everything you observe, imagine how it might be different and speculate on what the underlying assumptions are.
Out-of-class Activity - Group 2
Finding the Hidden Curriculum
Activity:
Visit a local elementary school and look for signs of the hidden curriculum, the values implicit in the way the school is structured. For example, do the children ever line up? If so, when and how? If not, Why not? Are there differences based on gender, age, ability, or talent among the groups of children or in the selection of the staff? What is on the walls of the schools? How much competition and comparison is encouraged among the children? What nonteaching staff are present (nurse, cook, janitor)? Are parents involved within the classrooms or kept outside the building?
Porduct:
Describe some of the important elements of the hidden curriculum and provided evidence from your observations to support your conclusions. For example, if there are many charts on...