“In formal education, a curriculum (plural curricula) is the set of courses, and their content, offered at a school or university. As an idea, curriculum stems from the Latin word for racecourse referring to the course of deeds and experiences through which children grow and mature in becoming adults.” Wikipedia

When I was in school, whenever we were expected to write it was always about shallow things, such as “did we like the story.” Even now, in college, I’ve been writing mostly my personal opinions. The last paper I had to write was “what three things in history do you believe to still be important in the modern world.”

Sometimes the best writing raises more questions then it answers. I know this, the schools are not looking for the best writing.

Do multiple choice tests reflect whatsoever on a person’s intelligence? I don’t think so.

Or, how many would pass the fifth grade if they were expected to write freely and remain intelligible? I would like to give the benefit of the doubt to many. And on creativity, music, art, craft, are they school-worthy.

One reason I ask these questions is because many kids are no longer raised in the home to much. Should schools add to the curriculum? On one hand, they try to instill individuality by asking for students opinions. On the other, is not what we create that makes us who we are? Should schools alter their curriculum with the changing of the society?

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--- “Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.” ---
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