SMC313H1 Lecture Notes - Social Studies, Numeracy, Canadian Studies
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Catholicity through the curriculum 1976-present: curricular change, radwanski report 1987-8, catholic curriculum co operations. Complaints: that this curriculum was racist, euro-centric, and a really white curriculum in terms of the examples of pictures are presented, no black ppl in the pictures, it"s a white curriculum in a multicultural country. In 1976; in grades 9-10 the following become mandatory: 1 scn credit, english, math, geo/history. They noticed that no physical edu was mandatory and this appears later due to the fact that the olympics were in montreal and they wanted. French as well was not mandatory at this period but also becomes a mandatory class. As we see, this becomes more content educated base instead of experience based like living and learning promoted. 1985 david peterson: peterson gov did was re-examine the edu system, george radwanski; his report fininshed in 1987 but published publically in 1987. Return to content that this was extremely essential.