At the societal level, curriculum is developed by the federal level agencies, boards of education, publishers, and curriculum reform committees

At the societal level, curriculum is developed by the federal level agencies, boards of education, publishers, and curriculum reform committees. Many countries such as Australia, Finland, Japan, and France have national curricula, which defines what every in the country student should know and be able to do by the end of each grade level. In the U.S., many educational theorist, educators, and parents pushed against the U.S. adopting a national curriculum such as the Common Core Standards. As a result, several states opted out of adopting Common Core as its state’s education curriculum. Research the advantages of adopting a national curricula for U.S. schools (I made an adjustment here as well… let’s focus on the advantages)

a. Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the article that you noted while critically reading the

article.

b. State your informed opinions about the clarity, relevancy, and accuracy of the article, using

specific examples from the article to support your statements.

i. Questions and Criticism: you can integrate your doubts, challenges, and lingering

questions here.

c. Analyze how the article relates or does not relate to your content/ teaching practice.

a. Summarize the key points in the article, as well the key points from your own analysis.

b. Close with a comment about the significance of the research or a statement of future research

needed on the topic.