Curriculum and Society

This article talks about the rapid change in the world after the collapse of the Berlin Wall. I think the author would have to agree that here has been a great shift in the 2000's than what was even experienced during that time frame. The link between society and curriculum can be seen in just a few of the courses selections that students can enroll in at all educational levels. Environmental studies are included in more science classes than ever before. Chinese and Arabic are language courses and majors that are becoming more common. The entire field of information technology has grown due to a societal demand.

We have some courses that I think have more of a direct impact on societal influence. Our Humanities, Global Relations, Human Geography, and Contemporary Issues courses have all been created in the past 10 years in response to create a greater awareness among our students. The impact can also be seen in the activities in our school. Students have clubs dedicated to volunteerism, environmental issues, variety of ethnic clubs, and a club of students of a variety of sexual orientation. Since clubs are easier to start than create courses, I think the society impact can be seen much sooner than in the classroom.

I am not sure how many social traits affect the core subjects. In mathematics it tends to be a supplement. There is discussion of the multicultural heritage of mathematics. The Mayans, Egyptians, Chinese influences have how been added to theories of the Greeks, French, and English. The does display some of the increased globalization of curriculum, but is still a bit of a stretch.