Quote

Here is another quote that I found the other day by Cornbleth (1990) that speaks to me about the nature of curriculum.

• "Curriculum construction is an ongoing social activity that is shaped by various contextual influences within and beyond the classroom and accomplished interactively, primarily be teachers and students. The curriculum is not a tangible product but the actual, day-to-day interactions of students, teachers, knowledge and milieu."

This speaks to me as many sources act and interact to create the curriculum. The interactions are the key and I see this as a natural development of myself as a teacher. Though I never saw myself as a true authoritarian teacher at the front of a classroom I think I had that belief. However over the past few years I see myself building relations between parties involved in education as my interaction with students come more and more frequent. This partnership is directing the activities of the classroom away from an established curriculum set down from on high by the powers that be in Regina. Also the mix of students directs where the courses go and how it develops.

To me the curriculum is becoming a living breathing entity that is guided by many forces.