CURRICULUM Appropriate vs. Inappropriate. THE NECESSARY CHARACTERISTICS OF AN APPROPRIATE CURRICULUM FOR YOUNG CHILDREN.

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CURRICULUM Appropriate vs. Inappropriate

THE NECESSARY CHARACTERISTICS OF AN APPROPRIATE CURRICULUM FOR YOUNG CHILDREN

ACTIVE vs. passive

HANDS-ON vs. hands-off

CONCRETE vs. abstract

CHILD-CENTERED vs. teacher-centered

OPEN-ENDED (DIVERGENT) vs. closed-ended (convergent)

PROCESS-ORIENTED vs. product oriented or performance-oriented

INDIVIDUALIZED vs. generic

DIFFERENTIATED vs. one-dimensional

MULTICULTURAL vs. biased or exclusionary

HOLISTIC purely academic

INTEGRATED vs. isolated skills training

SMALL GROUP whole class

PURPOSEFUL gimmicky or cute

ORIENTED TO: Play Exploration Testing Invention Discovery Creation Interaction

HAVING THE ATTRIBUTES OF: Choice Self-motivation Relevance Calm Enjoyment

Things that are NOT appropriate

1.Early Academics (academics for academics sake) e.g. Letter of the week

2. Dittos and workbooks

3. Homework

4. “Learning Time”

5. Standardized Tests

6. Concepts and skills too sophisticated Too much waiting, sitting or attending

7. Ability Groups

8. Labeling

9. Competition

10. Bribery