What is core Hirsch?
The Core Knowledge Sequence is a detailed outline of recommended content knowledge and skills to be taught in language arts, history and geography, visual arts, music, mathematics, and science from preschool through grade eight.
What did Ed Hirsch do for public education?
Hirsch is best known for his 1987 book Cultural Literacy, which was a national best-seller and a catalyst for the standards movement in American education. Cultural Literacy included a list of approximately 5,000 “names, phrases, dates, and concepts every American should know” in order to be “culturally literate.”
How many Core Knowledge schools are there?
There is now a network of 770 schools using the Core Knowledge Program (there are about 90,000 public elementary schools in the U.S.).
What is the difference between common core and core knowledge?
The Common Core state standards only focus on what students can do; LCS’ classical education and Core Knowledge curriculum expands on this to establish a strong foundation of content knowledge in the pursuit of wisdom in our students. Common Core state standards do not address character or virtues in any way.
Is core knowledge based on common core?
Core Knowledge is not Common Core Common Core seeks to prepare students “for college and career”. The danger in this goal is that it emphasizes the ability to pass a test, without teaching long-term retention or the qualities of American culture and citizenship.
What is Ed Hirsch philosophy of education?
Hirsch’s philosophy is based on what is sometimes called a transmission view of meaning: teachers hold meaning in their heads and their job is to transmit it in the most efficient way to the heads of students.
Why is core knowledge important?
Supporters say that Core Knowledge provides students with specific, organized information and that it keeps students from having to repeat material or miss out on essential information. That Core Knowledge students excel academically.
What is curriculum as a content or body of knowledge?
Many people still equate a curriculum with a syllabus. Curriculum is a body of knowledge-content and/or subjects. Education in this sense, is the process by which these are transmitted or ‘delivered’ to students by the most effective methods that can be devised (Blenkin et al 1992: 23).