Advantages Of Hidden Curriculum

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A hidden curriculum is the unintended lessons that students learn at their time in school. Skelton defines the hidden curriculum as: That set of implicit messages relating to knowledge, values, norms of behaviour and attitudes that learners experience in and through educational processes. These messages may be contradictory, non-linear and punctuational and each learner mediates the message in her/his own way. (Skelton, 1997, p.188 cited in Paechter, 1999.)
Every school has its own planned curriculum which it intends to teach to its students, like a Math lesson plan or an English lesson plan. It also has a hidden curriculum where by students learn values such as a byproduct of a lesson given by a teacher. For e.g. learning how to sit quietly once you enter the classroom, respecting others religious beliefs etc. It is described as hidden as it is not openly recognized by the staff and students of the school. For a hidden curriculum to work, the school needs to have an environment that is beneficial to learning, a strong set of values and a vision which considers the interests and needs of the …show more content…

It is very important that schools support their teaching staff so that they not only understand the aims and values of the school but are also able to role model them. Teachers can also use a reward system for those students who actively support and follow the policy on discipline, through the system of dojo point or house points. These may be awarded or deducted as per the student’s behavior. This not only motivates the students but also gives them a purpose to work for those reward points. The teachers should help strengthen these behaviors and hidden curriculum not only at school but also out of school hours by keeping in contact with parents to maintain the effectiveness of the efforts being made at

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