According to Tyler’s Theory, if you know the end result, everything else will be fine. He wanted a practical approach to school and curriculum and the end result for all students to be the same. During my school years, I have noticed Tyler’s approach without knowing who he was and why the schooling was how it was. Throughout my schooling, everyone was taught the same thing and as a student who wasn’t always the fastest learning, I had to get some extra practice and stay inside at recess to finish up some work. The main subjects taught were English, Math and Science with little emphasis on Art and Music. Art was a elective you could take in the upper years but there were no music classes in high school. During school, they wanted everyone to think the same way and if someone had other opinions or if they couldn’t learn as “fast” as others they would get into trouble. Teachers were focused on the end result more on how children learned. My schooling taught me that teachers really take the curriculum seriously and don’t venture outside the curriculum. Tyler had such a huge effect on the curriculum that his theories are still used today.
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What school system were you in/ what school system? I was in the Regina public school system for all of my schooling until University and I noticed that electives such as art and music were optional at some and within other schools it was not. I went to Sheldon Williams for my first year of high school and they had all grade 9 students cycle through each elective course throughout the semester so that they could get a taste if you will, of each subject. When I went to Martin Collegiate for the last three years of high school where that was not an option and it was all based on what the students wanted to do in later years. My other question is why do you think different schools within the same system approach electives so differently?
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I can so relate to you about not being the fastest learner in class, it was quite frustrating at times for sure. Having this concept of every student doing the exact same thing in class is not beneficial for everyone since each student will be at a different learning level that is not necessarily associated with their grade level.
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I’m glad you feel that teachers took the curriculum seriously when you were in school. I believe it will be our responsibility to do the same when we are educators. Nicole, I wonder what your thoughts are about flexibility within curriculum? Have you taken time to work through what parts of Tyler’s Model you agree with and don’t agree with?
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