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S0179 · charlottesville_conference_1990 · registry identity

1990 Charlottesville Core Knowledge Conference

Hirsch · 1990
historical record CKF affiliated2 occurrences across 2 books · load 4
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P19 — What makes knowledge educationally worthwhile is functional, not canonical: it is whatever the writers and speakers of the public sphere …
P25 — The objections 'whose knowledge?' and 'who decides?' are answerable rather than decisive: the taken-for-granted content is a matter of de…
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2010 · The Making of Americans
The 1990 Charlottesville conference where 120 diverse participants reached agreement on a K-6 content sequence.
direct The use of a 'one-in, one-out' rule for content selection enables diverse and suspicious groups to reach consensus on a core curriculum.
ch 6 · historical_example · the-making-of-americans:ch6_E20
Warrant (explicit): A formal process that imposes strict zero-sum trade-offs on content selection prevents the indefinite expansion of curricula and forces competing interest groups toward compromise.
could fail ifThe 'one-in, one-out' rule might lead to the exclusion of crucial complex topics in favor of simpler ones that are easier for a committee to agree upon.
2020 · How to Educate a Citizen
The 1990 Charlottesville conference where 100 experts ratified a K-6 content sequence.
direct The non-specialist knowledge base of literate Americans can be effectively translated into a K-6 content sequence.
ch 8 · historical_example · how-to-educate-a-citizen:ch8_E11
Warrant (implicit): A consensus reached by a diverse group of subject-matter experts is an effective and valid method for determining the optimal sequence of foundational knowledge for children.
could fail ifExpert consensus may reflect the biases and academic interests of the participants rather than the developmental readiness or cognitive needs of K-6 students.
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  • Hirsch's personal account of Core Knowledge Sequence development