ABSTRACT
Suggesting that the curriculum be teacher-centered is in fact a departure from conventional schooling. When teaching in conventional classrooms is carefully examined, one actually finds teachers, not at the center of the elementary curriculum, but on the edge along with the children. Putting teachers at the core of the curriculum implies that they have substantive ideas upon which to base their curriculum (are thoughtful, knowledgeable, and curious people in their own right) and that they have the talents to stimulate childrens thinking and desire to learn, given proper support.
