Education is life itself… (Dewey 1938)
I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think. Questioning is the beginning of wisdom. ~ Socrates ~
Joseph Schwab Believed the only hope for curriculum is for energies to be directed away from “theoretic pursuits” and towards a practical model Any discussion of curriculum - of what we should be teaching - needs to seriously consider the real needs and abilities of all four characteristic participants (equally ranked) in any educational encounter Called for a team effort using the four commonplaces for learning as a base
Schwab’s Four CommonPlaces: Curriculum (subject matter) Teachers Students Milieu (setting or context)
Field Experiences: Curriculum What do we teach? (What can we learn?) Teachers Who are we as teachers? (Who am I as a learner?) Students How do we teach? (How do I best learn?) Milieu Where do we teach? (What is the learning environment like?) Field Experiences: How can we use Schwab’s Commonplaces as a way to focus and guide our inquiry into our own teaching practice in the field?
Dewey Positions learner in the center Rest of the three commonplaces around the learner Set a demanding role for teachers to design and provide a healthy milieu for the child to learn
Teaching and learning is a continuous process of reconstruction and experience. (Dewey 1938)
What do we want students to … KNOW? DO? BE LIKE?