ED5570 Week 3 Discussion 2 - Curriculum and the Yale Report

ED5570: Week 3 Discussion 2: Curriculum and the Yale Report

Debates have ensued over the past two centuries between advocates of vocational curriculum and those who support studying the classics. In particular, the Yale Report of 1828 "functioned as both a public target for critics of American colleges and as a sword and shield for college defenders" (O’Hara, n.d., Introduction). Consider the tenets of the Yale Report (linked in Resources) and complete the following:

? Identify the aspects of the Yale Report (parts I and II) that you see as closely related to current practices in philosophy, teaching, and curriculum design.

? Which aspects seem unrelated?

? Make the case for the Yale Report's premises for future curricula regardless of your personal opinion.