Curriculum...whats my focus

My Mini Lit Review was about the definitions and different perspectives of curriculum. As I read the articles and definitions I found it very intimidating and yet exciting. My suggestion was for leaders to choose the type of curriculum to focus on outside of the the Explicit curriculum. Meaning  as a leader would my focus be to focus on the implicit curriculum, focusing on how the school looked environment etc. Would I make it more focused on extracurricular, as in mandating participation in clubs etc. This reflection made me not only think what I would like my ideal administration situation to look like but also what I wanted my classroom to focus on for this fall. 

I have never been a teacher to decorate, especially as I transitioned from Middle school to High-school, but now I realize that those teachers were simply using a different form of curriculum. They felt that this gave an environment that allowed the students to be surrounded by learning, where as I was more like focus on me and surround yourself in this book. It has made me put more thought into my classroom, my routines. It also made me think about the things that was taken out of the curriculum but I taught because I felt it was an important for the students transition and those things that I took out because I deemed it unimportant. Was I doing a disservice? Only time will truly tell but I do know I am more in-tune to what images/curriculum I may be supporting through these decisions. 

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