Task 1 Introduction to Curriculum Theory

As an educator, it is vital to the success of my classroom that I have a solid understanding of curriculum theories. It is important to understand that social reconstruction, social efficiency, scholar academic, and learner-centered ideologies all have a place in education. However, while all of these ideologies do have a place in my instructional setting, I do believe there are some that are more appropriate than others. The first curriculum ideology is social reconstruction. Educators that promote this ideology believe that education is a powerful tool that can be used to solve the issues within our society. One of the key elements is that our society is not healthy and has problems that need to be addressed and fixed....