If I could have truly created my own educational curriculum, I would have received a letter from Hogwarts when I turned eleven. However, I did not. Instead of fighting dark wizards (as I assume that is what I would be doing now), I have been left to figure out a backup plan. With this curriculum, I wanted to give students, who like me, do not necessarily know what they want to do (outside of the realm of fiction, of course!), the opportunity to really decide what they want to spend their time learning. The first couple of semesters (as you will see) revolve around personal reflection and trying to decide what you want to do as well as exploring areas that you might not have thought to explore. In my timeline, I left some information vague intentionally (ex. 5 Advanced Level Courses Required for Your Major) so that anyone would be able to visualize their own major. All of the classes and stipulations I mentioned are required to graduate from my “College of Me”. However, there is still plenty of room for exploring extracurricular and elective courses (they just were not included in my timeline). So, take a look and see how four years of your life would be spent at my “College of Me”!
College of Me: My Curriculum
And so we’re done. Or are we?
So the course is now officially over, your final grades are posted, and I'm having a hard time admitting that we're finished! But since we've had a course (and a terrific course, thanks to all of you) about the future of education, I guess it doesn't really have to be done. When are we "finished" with the future? This course will remain open, your accounts remain live, into that future. So feel free to come back and visit, post, reflect, discuss, as your own educations continue. Thanks to all of you for your work, your perception, your thinking. It's been a real pleasure, and I look forward to seeing how all of you continue to imagine the future of education!
I too was hoping to receive a letter from Hogwarts when I was 11! 🙁
I really like your curriculum, and I think it accurately reflects what I’ve experienced so far in college, and what I want to experience in my college career. However, this is definately tailored to a specific type of student, and might not work so well for non-traditional students (veterans, continuing education students, single parents, elderly students, part-time students). That’s not a bad thing though – there’s a reason Macaulay only accepts students straight out of HS, and there’s a reason CUNY has so many non-traditional students – the two schools are catering to different populations.