Question 2

2) What is Core Knowledge and how does it apply to education theory?

Core knowledge is the belief that knowledge builds on knowledge. Meaning each generations learns from the previous generations and eventually contributes to that cache of knowledge.  A theorist that is big on Core Knowledge is E.D. Hirsh., who belives that education and knowledge is like money, in his own words ,“." Similar to money as capital, the more knowledge and skill a person has, the more they can acquire” ( p. 256). As this quote implies, the more core knowledge one has, the better off they will be in achieving their future goals.

http://blog.coreknowledge.org/2011/04/12/what-do-teachers-%e2%80%9cproduce%e2%80%9d/

http://www.21stcenturyskills.org.