
Voices: In the Wilderness
Fawcett: Curriculum concerns drowned in an ocean of nitpicking
April 6, 2021
The etymology of the word “curriculum” evokes the idea of a racetrack. The visual metaphor here is of the path marked off for a runner to follow (ever wonder why college classes are called “courses”?). What it implies is the fun but strenuous work of jogging, an ultimate destination to which the athlete is headed,