RE: Eiser's Three Education Curricula

I had stopped, first of all, at the concepts introduced from the beginning of the article. For example, I stopped in wonder by the concept of six curriculum ideologies. As I proceeded without knowing what they were, I realized the point of the article is not necessarily focused on the ideologies advertised but comparing and contrasting with the curriculum that is taught unintentionally in schooling. Then, the article has made me wonder if there are certain categories of the hidden curriculum. One of the messages that schooling creates in a subliminal way is to foster compliant behaviours within students. Then, I stopped reading, wondering what kinds of techniques are used unintentionally to foster the certain behaviour and it was through a rewarding system. There are, however, cons of the reward system in that students may rely on bringing motivation only through the rewards even though there are learning materials that one might enjoy without the use of extrinsic award. That being said, an extrinsic motivation sometimes disrupts student's joy of learning, creating an unnecessary trigger in students to want the reward even if the student has a potential to find the learning enjoyable for its own sake. I also found the reading interesting because it provides me the insight of how competition is being fostered in schooling and what its pros and cons are to make me consider the appropriate degree of competition that may bring constructive atmosphere in the classroom or schooling in general.
The BC Ministry of Education brings the notion of economy and contribution to a healthy society as its mandate. There are teachers and administrators who carry out the mandate in action. Then, the question still remains in the light of Eisner's three curricular perspective: What could possibly be the unintended outcomes in a student mindset that schools have not quite expected to foster in students, yet that still needs an explanation for the phenomenon that is happening anyways?

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  1. Interesting reflections and important questions here -- thanks Jun! (I like the graphic on extrinsic and intrinsic learning motivations too.)

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