My Reflection Week 7

Reflection for Week 7 : 

Topic 6 : Social Foundation of Curriculum

In this topic was discussed about the historical foundation of curriculum. This topic is most important for us in create and design of curriculum because as a teacher, not only focus on teaching and learning methods or what we want to implement but it is also must explore more about the society of students. Before design the curriculum, we must identify what the society and cultural in the school and then we know what the appropriate curriculum will we implement and what the new exist in the school which based on children needs and interest.

Historical Foundation of Curriculum:

• Franklin Bobbit
• Werret Charters
• William Kilpatrick
• Harold Rugg
• Hollis Caswell
• Ralph Taylor

Social Foundation of Education:

• Affect and shapes school on their curricula
• Should address diversity, explosion of knowledge, reform for all to reflect a preserver the culture of society.
• Society should also consume the change brought about by the formal institution called school. This is more about the discipline, rules and approach which teacher will apply for children.

Influenced of society & culture

• Related with the inhibit change through tradition
• Rate and direction of change
• correspond to social change
• Apply pressure through society demand

Society Change:

• Science and technology which is from exploration and experiment.
• Improve communication such as the other language will learn in school curricula such as English language.
• Population explosions
• Social mobility
• Value crisis
• Subject matter related to event such as national day, ethnics celebration and others.
• Accountability