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Types of Curriculum used in schools

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“The purpose of education is to turn the mirrors into the window.” It goes without any doubt that education enables the individuals to shift their attention from self to explore the universe. And the curriculum is the roadmap to ultimate realities of life. It is owing to the reason that it is used as the stimulus to trigger awareness and consciousness among the students for better clarity of the things, concepts, facts, and mysteries around them. What is Curriculum? Significance and Categories In its simple meaning, the curriculum is referred to the aggregation of all activities, processes and elements of educational institutions. Therefore, it is the set of all experiences and tasks which are considered essential for education. Every education centre or institute has a predefined plan comprising all materials, schedules, education activities and related elements which are essential for learning. However, these may not be the same in every school. For instance, Br...

Why should multicultural education be included in the school curriculum?

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The famous saying by C.S. Lewis (British poet and novelist) highlights the need for multi-cultural education in an impressive manner: “Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather make a man a cleverer devil.” Educational psychologists stress the importance of active involvement of the teachers and parents to instil the learners with full cultural values and social norms. It is essential because youngsters should have an understanding of their social responsibilities. The learning starts at home, but schools play an imperative role to strengthen cultural and moral values. Role of School to Ensure Cultural Harmony Technological advancement has turned the world into a global village. While the people are coming close to each other, cultural education has become more critical. Many educational institutions have realised the significance of culturally-diverse education especially in the regions of cultural disparity. For instance, British curriculum scho...