My+View+of+21st+Century+Curriculum

Curriculum for the 21st century needs to be flexible and ever changing as the world around us changes. I feel that technology should be an integral part; however, not the total curriculum. Students need to be taught specific skills and “netiquette” so that they are not taken advantage of. As part of all of this, there should be a core set of concepts taught, especially at the elementary level. Then as students advance in education, they should be given more choice in what they want to learn.

I feel that the curriculum also needs to mirror what is happening in the work world. Specific skills such as problem solving, cooperative learning, and ethics should be addressed as well. Students need to be able to function as productive citizens. Now this may be different for each student, based on individual differences in abilities and likes. This is why above all else, a curriculum needs to be supple.