Reply to comment

 This isn't my posting for the annotated bib (see below posts), but I do have some questions I'd like to ask about this section of the course and our approaching designing task.

What is the "ultimate" goal here? I feel like we need to establish the greater-goal in redesigning a curriculum to take this seriously, i.e. if we're trying to do this real-life style, not high-school-debate style. I mean, it might not be as often as we'd like to think that people successfully a. set grandiose goals, b. pursue them, and c. end up with exactly what they'd dreamed of. A lot of success is due to trial and error. But in the Bryn Mawr context, don't we need a reason to change the current curriculum before we set out to change it?

Is the point to design a curriculum that WE think would be great, and to advertise it in such a way that convinces others that it's great (even if maybe it wouldn't be great for them)? The advertising part is meant to be realistic, like to hypothetically have our school get a high application rate and seem impressive/make a lot of money... Or is the point to design a curriculum that "everyone" will want to go to? Essentially, is this our "dream curriculum" or "in reality, this curriculum would 'work' for a diverse group of people." What are we working for? I'm guessing there's no uncomplicated answer to this... so I'm asking now to see if it's necessary to figure this out? Am I thinking too hard? 

-Emily