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What do you believe about the purpose of school?

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What do you believe about the purpose of school?

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The purpose of a school is to cater to the academic, social, and emotional needs of each student. A school is a place where students not only learn about school subjects but about life and how to be a good citizen in their school and in their communities.

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Who should decide what students need to learn?

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Who should decide what students need to learn?

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Education professionals who work closely with the school population should be the ones to decide what students to learn. They should take input from students, teachers, administrators and the community at large. I do think it is important that there should be some sort of set of national or state standards that should be a basic outline for a school.

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How do you define curriculum? How do you think it should be developed?

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How do you define curriculum? How do you think it should be developed?

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Knowledge, skills, and experiences that students are expected to learn from the programs offered by their school. It should be developed based on the needs of the student population and should be looked over and changed whenever needed.

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Should there be different curriculum for different students?

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Should there be different curriculum for different students?

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I do think that there should be specialized curriculum to meet student needs. Not all student populations have the same needs and to put them all in a cookie cutter frame would be a mistake. Student needs and perspectives should be taken into account when developing a curriculum.

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What is your role regarding curriculum at either the local or the district level?

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What is your role regarding curriculum at either the local or the district level?

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As a future school counselor, I anticipate aligning my guidance curriculum with that of the school. Guidance curriculum should include classroom lessons focused on academic, developmental, and social-emotional learning. It should cover topics that need special attention which isn't covered by classroom teachers. It should also include individual and small-group work.

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How does your program align with your philosophy of curriculum?

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How does your program align with your philosophy of curriculum?

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I am not currently employed in a school, but I hope that when I am, the curriculum is one where student needs are put first and where it can be modified to reflect the students it serves.