An Integrated Curriculum
The idea of going beyond factual items and making connections to the learner’s world is not new. In 1915, John Dewey wrote about this in “The School and Society”.
“Relate the school to life, and all studies are of necessity correlated.”
Today, no one definition captures standard-based integration but the following is as close as […]
Why Implement Standards in Schools?
Often the importance of setting realistic and achievable standards in schools are underestimated. One doesn’t realize the role that it plays in ensuring efficient student development.
Some of the positives of setting standards are:
Accountability
Standards hold teachers, schools and the districts responsible for what goes on in classrooms. It helps to generate a process […]
