Bobbitt

I found Bobbitt's article, "The Scientific Method in Curriculum Making", an interesting read. There are a few ideas that the article presented that I would like to address. I found his statement, "A program never designed for the present day has been inherited" (pg. 9), thought provoking. I do agree that education must change with the times but many of the basic skills (reading, writing, and arithmetic) that we teach remain the same over centuries. Bobbitt's belief that we should teach to the shortcoming of pupils is a practical one but does this approach leave room for development of critical thought by the individual? Critically questioning our society is the first step to implementing social change.