suppose if its possible then what will be the advantages / disadvantages of the common curriculum?
Having a standard curriculum for everyone is a complex and contentious issue. While there are possible benefits to a standard curriculum, there are also influential challenges and weaknesses to consider. Whether it is possible or desirable to have a standard curriculum for everyone depends on diverse factors, including academic goals, cultural context, and the distinctive educational system.
I think the curriculum should involve two sections (if these two sections have the same number of hours or not should be analysed, too) a first one, standard for basic contents and skills based on the requirements of modern societies and a second one, based on the specific needs of every social groups. For instance, foreign countries migrants would need language programs as part of their formation and, among them, some ones might need technological literacy as a component.
Para mí no, cada sociedad es única con sus propias necesidades, por tanto, el currículo debe normarse y adecuarse a cada cultura, a cada necesidad, aunque un denominador común es la Inclusión sin distinción de raza, cultura, religión o género.
A common curriculum means all the students share common values. Curriculum is imposed on the schools regardless of the abilities, interests and motivation of the students. Education plays a significant role in a multicultural society; the need is to balance diversity and difference in the curriculum with a commitment to common good and a society characterized by tolerance mutual obligation and trust.
Professor Brian Crittenden one time head of the Graduate school of Education at La Trobe University, says it’s not an easy task, he writes in “Thinking about Education (Published by Longman, 1996).”
Having a Common curriculum for everyone is a complex and contentious issue. While there are possible benefits to a Common curriculum, there are also influential challenges and weaknesses to consider. Whether it is possible or desirable to have a Common curriculum for everyone depends on diverse factors, including academic goals, cultural context, and the distinctive educational system. As we know each society is unique with its own needs therefore curriculum must be standardized and adopted to the needs of the individuals, although a common denominator is inclusion without distinction of race culture, religion or gender. In most of the countries the linkage of curriculum, assessment and teacher education is tight. Ones you have a curriculum on which everyone agrees, you have an answer to the question of how to train teachers. They have to able to teach the common curriculum. And you should have the answer to the question about the level of understanding and skill student assessment should call for because you can base assessment on the common curriculum. I think the curriculum should involve two sections (if these two sections have the same number of hours or not should be analyzed, too) a first one, standard for basic contents and skills based on the requirements of modern societies and a second one, based on the specific needs of every social groups. For instance, foreign countries migrants would need language programs as part of their formation and, among them; some ones might need technological literacy as a component. In every class room there exists more than one curriculum.
In most of the countries tests usually consist of writing essays solving problems based on what the students are supposed to know, and when the students with the help of their teachers prepare for these tests. Writing an essay on Quaid-i-azam is a good exercise in learning and organizing your thoughts. The quality of the essay really shows how well the student has mastered the material. One important thing when we tests little bits of knowledge they are not directly related to the curriculum.
Is it possible to have a common curriculum for everyone?
For me it is not possible, because for example there are university degrees that are appropriate for a given context because they respond to the knowledge and development needs of that context. If it is a question of rural and urban curricula in secondary education in any country, surely it should be adjusted to the needs of each context, but always attending to a common basic training
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