mga gawain at mga pinagbatayan na puspusang pinili, isinaayos at ipinatupad sa mga paaralan sa natatanging gawaing pantao bilang isang institusyon ng katarungan at makataong pagpapaunlad. Sakop ng kurikulum ang kabuuang tuon o layunin, na dapat isakatuparan ng mga paaralan at maabot ang mga tiyak na tunguhin ng pagtuturo. “Curriculum is the instrumentality by which school seek to translate mans hope for education into concrete reality.” ANG PAG-UNLAD NG KURIKULUM SA PILIPINAS • Goal: Integration of individuals into the tribe • Focus: Customs and traditions • Method: oral immersion • Course of Study: None • General Characteristics: Not formal; community-based; no educational system • Goal: Spread of Christianity • Focus: Religion • Method: rote memorization; use of corporal punishment • Course of Study: flexible • General Characteristics: no grade level; church-based; no educational system • Goal: Spread of democracy • Focus: Academinc English Language and Literature • Method: Democratic English as medium of instruction • Course of Study: uniform; centralized • General Characteristics: Existence of an educational system • Goal: Spread of the new Asian order • Focus: Principles of the new order • Method: Rote memorization; use of the threat and punishment • Course of Study: uniform; centralized • General Characteristics: Not formal; community-based;