Where do you get your curriculum from?

[TKS]

Just wondering where most schools get their curriculums from. It seems many schools hire teachers, throw some books at them, and they make up their lessons. Is this true overall? Any feedback is appreciated.

[corey]

IMO most schools (or at least half-decent ones) derive the curriculum from a combo of marketing strategy and educational beliefs.

Corey

[TKS]

So...they throw books at teachers and have them do it??? The reason I ask is that is what happened where I have taught, both in Korea and in Thailand. Everyone I know seems to experience the same thing, which can be a burden for the teachers. I think the school owners should take more initiative and get the curriculum for the teachers.

[corey]

I think the school owners should take more initiative and get the curriculum for the teachers.

I disagree. Unless it is a small school the owner should hire a good DoS or Academic director to do it.

I don't know of any decent school that would have a teacher write the curriculum.

[TKS]

You disagree with the way it is done right? Yes, I agree with you that the teachers should not have this responsibility. A case of real world vs. ideal world. We have developed an activities/game based program we will be licensing soon to help reduce this problem and standardize lesson planning and continuity of educaiton. That is why I ask.

[TKS]

Before I get flamed for my spelling....I can spell, but can't type all that fast in an accurate manner. Hahaha.....

[shmooj]

I have a simple answer to where you get curriculums from... you write them yourself. IMHO, someone who runs a private English school should be able to put together a curriculum for teachers to follow based on a textbook series or test or whatever.

If they cannot do that, I would not want to work for them.

[sita]

Hi!

In Germany they are provided by the state.
i.e IHK comparable to the LCCI, EBS, TOEFEL;Cambridge stuff etc
at "proper" language schools.

The pupils plan to take an exam and you use the adequate material to prepare them.
If it is adult education VHS there is the "EC Certificate"



Siân

[adi]

In Malaysia, the Curriculum Division, Ministry of Education sets the curriculum and distributes it to the schools. Schools are allowed to "enhance" it though.