Same Situation, Far Apart: Spot the Hidden Curriculum Literacy is central to the curriculum for schoolchildren everywhere, no matter how far apart they live. However, the hidden curriculum is different in the North American classroom (left), where children read illustrated stories, and in Ethiopia, where this boy is memorizing his holy book (right).
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