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 sai...
Comments
Post a Comment