Paper , Order, or Assignment Requirements

Early childhood/Education Writer.

You need to choose one and consider how these phenomena

have emerged through history, how they have been socially constructed and influenced

by political, ethical, social and contextual factors.

Chosen phenomena : The idea that “English and maths are more important than other subjects like dance,

drama, or history”.

Requirements

To address the criteria for the assignment, you need to address the following

criteria/questions for your chosen phenomenon. These are:

1. Explain the selected phenomena and critically unpack why it has come to be

accepted or “true” (what purpose did this belief serve [historically and now], to

whom, and why? Give a brief historical overview)

2. Where did this phenomenon come from? How did it come about? Why? What

changes took place to make this phenomenon emerge and what was the

significance of these changes? (i.e. address social context, historical, political,

economic and cultural factors and significant events and catalysts)

3. How does this phenomenon affect ‘ways of thinking, being and doing’ in

contemporary society? (Think of subtle, institutional and engrained ways of

doing)

4. What social justice and equity issues might these phenomena have caused

throughout history? (Whom this has privileged? Who has been silenced?)

5. Consider two questions you could ask others in thinking critically about this

phenomenon (you could also link this to thinking about social justice and equity

issues identified in previous question, or implications to support children being

active and well-informed citizens?) and make links to the History K-10 syllabus

– use the continuum of skills, these links do not have to be in early childhood

(e.g. ES1), they can be across the curriculum, you just need to ensure that you

justify them!