10 AXIOMS
TEN AXIOMS
• Axiom 1. Change is both inevitable and necessary, for it
is through change that life forms grow and develop.
• Axiom 2. A school curriculum not only reflects but also is
a product of its time.
• Axiom 3. Curriculum changes made at an earlier period
of time can exist concurrently with newer curriculum
changes at a later period of time.
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• Axiom 4. Curriculum change results from changes in
people.
• Axiom 5. Curriculum change is effected as a result of
cooperative endeavor on the part of groups.
• Axiom 6. Curriculum development is basically a decisionmaking process.
• Axiom 7. Curriculum development is a never-ending
process
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• Axiom 8. Curriculum development is a comprehensive
process.
• Axiom 9. Systematic curriculum development is more
effective than trial and error.
• Axiom 10. The curriculum planner starts from where the
curriculum is, just as the teacher starts from where the
students are.