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Approaches to Curriculum Development

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What is a Curriculum ?  A curriculum is often thought of as a set of courses, and their content which are offered in universities, colleges and schools. The word "curriculum" began as a Latin word which means "a race" or "the course of a race" (which in turn derives from the verb “currere” meaning "to run/to proceed"  . How many Types of Curriculum are there ?  1. Subject Centred Curriculum :   Subject centred approach is also called Teacher Centred, Traditional Curriculum or Content centred approach. Here the curriculum is divided into different subjects and the scheme of study is decided by a higher authority. The division of the subjects is based on common aspects and logic. For example subjects are divided into say Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, English etc. These may further be divided say Mathematics is further divided into Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry and Calculus 2. Learner Centred Curriculum :  Lea
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Being married into the armed forces , teaches us a whole bunch of things. From fixing a flat Tyre to hosting a party for 10 at an hour's notice , we have done it all. One of the many problems that we encounter as mothers, is the constantly changing schools for our children. Postings do not always come at academic year end. More times than most we are required to relocate in the middle of the term or even at the end of the term. This requires the fauji wives to be excellent teachers who can home school their children when ever there is a need. We are well versed with all the topics across State boards / CBSE and ISCS boards of education. So no matter where the posting is, or how good/ bad the schools are , we are well equipped to teach our children. One one such occasion , my son who is in class 2 was having some difficulty in understanding Homophones. Homophones are the words that sound the same but have different spellings. Like 'Here' and 'Hear'. I devised a tr
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