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Saber-Tooth Curriculum Chapter II Product
Main Characters • New-Fist-Hammer-Maker
Main Events/Conflicts • Creation of the Saber-Tooth Curriculum • Content • Convincing the Tribe • The lack of applicability several generations later • The need for adaptation and new content • Pushback from wise old men
Connections to History/Modern Times • The creation of public school education and the initial curricula taught • Despite the advancement of the population, both in terms of societal needs and demographic changes, much curricula remains unchanged (e.g., math content, Eurocentric history) • How do we decide what is still taught in schools and what should be replaced? • What content is “timeless?” • What is the purpose of schooling? – skills or how to think?