Topic 2. Curriculum and Accountability (academic institutions and training)

• Who decides who will learn what?

• Who writes curriculum (in academic institutions) and content to master (training)?

• Who really follows written curriculum, or do teachers do what they please as soon as the door is closed?

• Who decides what is the best way to teach math, social studies, science, etc.? In training institutions, who prescribes how skills are to be taught?

• What are the best strategies for teaching and learning what is to be learned?

• How do we know when a student learns what is to be learned (testing, assessment)?