Muhammad Betz (mbetz@sosu.edu)
Fri, 25 Jun 1999 10:27:08 -0500
From: "Muhammad Betz" <mbetz@sosu.edu> Subject: Reply to Martin Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 10:27:08 -0500
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"The premise is fundamentally flawed. There is no magic curriculum." Martin
Owen
What we have here(in Dr. Owen and I) are two individuals on two sides of the
water missing each other's point of view, I reckon.
I too do not believe in the existence of a "magic curriculum." However,
let me reiterate a reality that the 60 million students in American public
education face every school day. There is a mandatory or quasi-mandatory
curriculum for public school students, and university students who must be
accredited by national/international agencies in a general sense, like the
North Central Association, here In the States, which is more a less a
standard of credibility, and in a specific sense like NCATE, the National
Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Educators, for universities with
teacher education programs. Additionally, I should mention that many of the
U.S.' states have extensively mandated curricula which use the language that
I employed in my description.
I see your point philosophically speaking, but from the pragmatic point of
view of what so many educators face in their real, professional lives, the
concept of a mastery curriculum is entirely valid.
Best Wishes,
Muhammad B.
Muhammad Betz, Ph.D.
Associate Professor in Educational Instruction & Leadership
Southeastern Oklahoma State University
(580)924-0121 x2326
fax:(580)920-5708
mbetz@sosu.edu
www.sosu.edu/ebs/eil/faculty
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