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Curriculum and Instruction ED 3501

Shane Hawke

Ideology Lessons Reflection

At the beginning of this assignment I had no idea what ideology I
felt most comfortable with. I knew what my philosophy revolved
around but I hadnt classified it. This made all of the lessons very
engaging for me although some were a little more entertaining than
others. One that really sticks out in my mind was the Social Efficiency
ideology explaining citizenship. This group decided to take their
ideology to the extreme and not only did they make their lesson
entertaining and engaging they also did a very good job explaining the
main concepts of Social Efficiency. The earlier activity that we did in
class where we rated the four responses to a situation then tallied our
results and found which ideology we fit most in showed that I fit most
with Social Efficiency. I wasnt totally convinced of this but it definitely
drew me to really engage myself in with these lessons. I saw the
importance of preparing students to enter the work force and know the
skills needed to improve our society and strengthen the world around
them. The way this group showed the class the extreme view though
showed the downfalls of their ideology as well. It didnt fully allow
creativity for each student even though each activity was engaging
and easy to follow but if you didnt pass you became a burden upon
the society. I have learned throughout my education that each and

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every person has something valuable to offer. After all the

presentations I feel like I identified most with the Social Efficiency
ideology but I saw the need to incorporate the benefits of each of the
other ideologies.
I cannot say that each view of knowledge is the best. The
Learner Centered ideology shows how I feel that each student learns
differently. Some students will learn factual knowledge like a Scholar
Academic or skills like a Social Efficiency believer. Learner Centered
ideology allows room for creativity and in this day and age I feel like
allowing creativity and learning in different ways will better society in
the long run. Gone are the days of the simple track of getting your
desired occupation and we, as educators need to prepare our students
for that future. I feel like learning is about your finding your passion
and transforming that into a usable skill or form of knowledge and
sharing it with the rest of society. Children have their whole life ahead
of them to find this passion. As teachers I feel like we need to present
them with knowledge and opportunities to discover their passions. The
biggest take away that I got from these presentations and activities is
that as a teacher I need to know what I feel is important but I need to
always be adapting to the needs of the students. Overall I think each
group did a very good job at explaining and presenting their ideologies
in a clear and concise manner. Preparation is key to success so I must

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prepare myself to be an effective instructor to prepare my students to
be effective members of society.

Schiro, M. (2008). Curriculum theory: Conflicting visions and enduring

concerns (2nd ed., pp. 1-13, 99-149). Los Angeles, Calif.: Sage
Publications.