The field of curriculum and instruction is one of the fields, if not the field that best impacted the growth of education. It seems that everything has been said already and that nothing is going to be invented again that could impact the education domain. However, the word curriculum is still difficult to grasp as it is difficult to define. Experts do not agree on what is really the definition of curriculum. While some define it as ….other define it as ….. (Hunkins & Ortein, 2012). But where experts agree is in the purpose of the curriculum in the society. Curriculum specifically as well as education globally have for primary purpose the acquisition of knowledge (Slater Stern, 2007).
Knowledge is primary passed in the curriculum through subjects such as mathematics, science, and skills such as writing and reading in K-12. However, though those subjects or skills may have structures in their own, they need to be organized under an umbrella in order to be taught effectively in a systematic way, that umbrella is the curriculum (Burton & Brundett, 2005). So, though some refer systematically subjects matter to curriculum, or used them interchangeably, curriculum is a crucial factor in the teaching and learning process. For this reason, it may be defined appropriately as the assemble of the experience in and outside the classroom that shape the educational achievement of an individual (Bago, 2001; Sossah, 2012). In this sense the curriculum experience of an individual will definitely differ from one school to another and certainly from one country to another one as the hidden curriculum may be influenced by the school culture and even the general culture of the society (Burton & Brundett, 2005).
United States of America (US), Philippines, and Cameroon are three different society, in three different continents (America, Asia, and Africa). Though the