in such alternative ways of knowing, Silin sees hope that we might connect with children and build more ethically and morally informed relationships with them.
In summary, the equity concerns from within this approach to curriculum centre on its potential to achieve the following:
Philosophy: Conforming to the dominant culture; conforming to Eurocentric knowledge and power relations.
Plans: Frustrating early childhood educators.
Goals: Disempowering educators and learners; reinforcing stereotypes.
Observation and assessment: Reinforcing biases, disempowering children; underestimating children; disempowering educators.
reinforcing stereotypes