3/3/2020 0 Comments curriculum as citizenshipCitizenship Education: This is known to be a part of the hidden curriculum. Citizenship Education is when there is focus on teaching the students in the classroom to be genuine, good people in society. The teacher will allow them to learn the importance of voting, kindness, honesty, responsibility, respect and compassion while being in the community. When the students learn this, the teacher has taught them to be good citizens.
Citizenship Education in my own life: Throughout my life, I have created a great list of volunteer opportunities for myself. In elementary school, I was always involved. I babysat children while parents attended PTA (parent-teacher association) meetings. I did the morning announcements, I would volunteer at the school canteen and bake sales too. It wasn’t until high school that I became heavily involved with volunteer work. I would go to elementary schools and volunteer by helping with the children or any preparation work. I volunteered as a community soccer coach for preschool age children. I volunteered as a BUGS (building up girl’s self-esteem) group leader too. These examples were to only gain experience. I was never told to do this volunteer work, I did it because I wanted to and I enjoyed my time doing it. I was also a head leader for our school’s SRC. I would plan, organize and dedicate hours to volunteer at my school. My high school never had a volunteer portion for a class but my basketball coach did ask us to volunteer often in the school. I would volunteer at canteens, score keeping and act as a hostess at home-game day sporting events. I now still currently volunteer just because I want to. I volunteer at Sophia House (a women’s shelter), I am with their children’s program. I have been there for 3 years now. I love it and it is such a great experience. I think I would fall under the personally-responsible and the participatory citizen. Types of Citizenship: In the article read, there were three types of citizenship. Personally-responsible was the first. This type of citizen will fulfill their social responsibilities. This includes things like: paying taxes, helping those in need and voting. These citizens are known to be honest and compassionate. They also have a believe citizenship should be brought into education by doing things like: community service and volunteer work. The next type of citizenship is the participatory citizen. Here, this citizen is known for its strategic and skill based actions. This public engagement is often done in situations with decision making and problem solving. This type of citizen is known to be very active in the community and in organizations. Lastly, the third type of citizen is called the justice-oriented citizen. This type of citizen is looks at the deeper end of the problem and wants to know the root cause of the social issue. They work towards equality and think that citizens actions will lead to social change in the community. I think this is a very important hidden curriculum to teach students to be good citizens in life.
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