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From: Russell Hendel <rhendel@saber.towson.edu>
Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2000 23:30:55 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: E: Teacher vs Curriculum-Resource-Material approach

Nina Butler in v32n73 says
> WOMEN AND CURRICULUM - Before we can even open the curriculum
> discussion, we need to have TEACHERS equipped to teach that curriculum.

Nina should be aware that the "Good teacher first" is only one approach
to pedagogy. Another approach (which I had advocated and to which Nina
was responding) is to (a) Carefully define the curriculum (b) carefully
produce resource materials and modules. Of course this requires good
teachers.

However once these resources are developed even mediocre teachers can
come in and do a good job. There are many situations where this
curriculum-resource approach works. Furthermore, I am wary of the
good teacher approach--very often people try and hide needed work
behind the lack of good teachers.

Russell Jay Hendel; Phd ASA
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