What are three widely accepted benefits of making connections among curricular areas?
What will be an ideal response?
There are many benefits derived from making connections among curricular areas, including:
• fostering of positive teacher-student relations
• learning becomes more relevant
• connections become more evident within and between subject areas (Weilbacher, 2001).
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