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The article focuses on the  The article I used to think that 1. If parents will be
development and unquestionably parents are just included as
implementation of an English pushes the vital informants in researcher and
Language Education role played by researches; however, will be involved in
Curriculum. the teachers in this article sheds light materials
the that parents and other recommendation,
Essentially, it highlights the implementation stakeholders in the to what extend
following points: of the community could be also could they
curriculum, an important partner of participate in
 The curriculum however, this the teachers in doing research work and
guide is loose-leaf, text did not researches. materials
not bound or – offer abundant selection?
stapled which means empirical I used to think that 2. How could ELA
it undergoes with the studies that administrators and teachers expand
process of support this curriculum designers are their interest of
development. claim. the most important doing researches
 The pilot approach as pillars in curriculum which are not only
a sensible middle  Teacher development but this qualitative in
ground between the researches can article reminds me the nature? Could
grassroots and top- be an integral significance of a ‘pilot they possibly do
down approaches part of approach’ where bulky quantitative
treated teachers as developing new teachers are given equal researches
responsible curriculum importance in designing without asking the
professionals that units and a curriculum. help of
could develop a wide materials but in statistician?
range of excellent, this article, it I used to think that 3. How could an ELA
innovative courses. did not mention research seems to be a teacher establish
 Without time for the reasons very tedious task for the a culture of
teachers to work on why most of teachers yet this reading research despite
projects, curriculum the teachers inspires me to be his/her multi
will follow consider engrossed in doing more tasks? Could the
conventional lines. research as a researches as one way in ELA teacher’s
 The teacher-as- “heavy achieving professional passion to do
 researcher is above
all a writer who gains
new power over
teaching, a sense of  There is no
ownership of
instruction that is not
always possible if
curriculum is set by
outsiders.
 One of the greatest
failures in ELA
curriculum change in
recent years came
about because of
failure to adequately
inform the
communities.
 Engage parents and
students as
researchers who
could be elbow
partners of the
teachers.
 A key to successful
growth and
sustenance of the
program itself rests
with opportunities
for continued
professional growth.
baggage” to growth. research despise
carry. his/her other core
functions such as
I used to think that extension,
discussion of publication is equally production, and
evaluating the difficult as doing instruction?
curriculum in research, in contrary,
this text. this text encourages me 4. Why are the
and other teachers the teachers not
importance of publishing included in
one’s research output. designing,
developing and
revising the
I used to think that curriculum
teachers are the ‘perfect despite the fact
eyes’ to select realistic that teachers hold
and relevant books for an explicit
the learners but this knowledge of
article corrects me with what is going on
that concept that in a certain
parents and other classroom?
stakeholders could be
partners in material
selection by doing
“scavenger hunt”.