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The Essentialist Classroom

Essentialists urge that the most essential or basic academic skills and knowledge
be taught to all students.
Traditional disciplines such as math, natural science, history, foreign language, and
literature form the foundation of the essentialist curriculum.
Elementary students receive instruction in skills such as writing, reading,
measurement, and computers.
Even while learning art and music, subjects most often associated with the
development of creativity
The students are required to master a body of information and basic techniques,
gradually moving from less to more complex skills and detailed knowledge.
Moreover, essentialists maintain that classrooms should be oriented around the
teacher, who ideally serves as an intellectual and moral role model for the students.

Progressivism

Doing outdoor activities for a class. Things I would do for a class outside
would be drawing certain things outside that we may be learning about in a
unit, or seeing where certain animals or creatures live outside. For example if
we are doing a unit on ponds and creatures that live in swamp/pond areas I
would take them outside to a near pond or nature trail and show them the
actual thing.

Letting students choose a topic of a certain unit we may be learning to do a


project or presentation on, there for it lets them choose something that might
sound interesting to them to learn about more.

Reward the students for the goals they achieve with the rules for positive
concequences that together we assign as a class. Such as following all
classroom rules and treating others with respect and kindness, and helping
students with anything they are having trouble with.

Perennialists believe that the focus of education should be the ideas that have
lasted over centuries. They believe the ideas are as relevant and meaningful today
as when they were written. They recommend that students learn from reading and
analyzing the works by history's finest thinkers and writers. Essentialists believe
that when students study these works and ideas, they will appreciate learning.
Similar top perennialism, essentialism aims to develop students' intellectual and
moral qualities. Perennialist classrooms are also centered on teachers in order to
accomplish these goals. The teachers are not concerned about the students'
interests or experiences. They use tried and true teaching methods and techniques
that are believed to be most beneficial to disciplining students' minds.

8. THE TRIPLE theological foundations of curriculum are:


1. Christ-centeredness
2. God centered ness
3. Community-centeredness

Five. The search for truth theory of knowledge


The search for the good. Theory of value
The search for beauty. Aesthetic value

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