What might be some of the most significant changes to have happened to the K-12 curriculum within the last 50 years?

I'm curious to know how my parents' generation may have been taught different lessons, or learned different concepts, while they were still in public school.

My own schooling may have very well been the most formative component of my developing worldview; the topics, events, and narratives that were emphasized then, have surely had lasting effects on the perspective I have now. I assume this has always been true, at least to some extent, for everyone; but, the curriculum has undoubtedly evolved over the years. And what I'd really like to understand, is how different school curriculums, taught to different generations, may account for some aspects of the broader intergenerational differences we see today.

For example, a lot of new history has been created in the last 50 years; so, the curriculum would have needed to add more events, and as such, other events would have needed to be consolidated. Among which events has the attention shifted the most? Is there a greater narrative that has evolved also?

Anyway, I'm interested in hearing everything from broader generalizations to specific examples; observations about school-specific culture, to comments about the departure of penmanship.

Submitted February 13, 2022 at 07:39PM by Good-Cloud3829 https://ift.tt/53DXJQ6