... overcome these as issues in the classroom. The construction of the child through the changing face of education is discussed and how historical and contemporary issues have affected the education of the child. Finally, teacher perspectives, beliefs and stereotypes from society are talked about, and the beliefs that teachers should have in order to make education meaningful for students. Theme 1: Knowledge, assessment and learning "Judgements of value, be they intrinsic or extrinsic, are always involved in the curriculum decision making process. Not everything can be taught, and some things have to be omitted from the curriculum, even thought they may be popular among students or deemed valuable by certain vested interests. The matter of determining just what elements within the culture are worthy of inclusion in the curriculum is one of the more perennial and different questions in education..." (Preston, N. & Symes, C. 1997, pp.87) This quote raises issues about who ...

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