Product reviews for Curriculum

In his latest book, Martin adds to his earlier work on the Trivium and discusses the difference between a curriculum which serves -˜Machine schools' and one which serves -˜Athena schools'. His theory is that while it is essential to provide a knowledge-rich curriculum, it is the quality of the knowledge that matters. He goes on to ask difficult questions about who decides what a non-white, non-middle-class curriculum looks like, and makes the point that liberal arts are not set in stone and that tradition is ever-changing.



At a time when Ofsted (themselves a cog in Robinson's machine analogy) has reignited the curriculum debate, Curriculum is a most timely publication and a thought-provoking read for anyone involved in our current school system.