Null curriculum

The concept of null curriculum is very interesting. The definition of the word "null" says exactly what is intended in the concept - "having no value". Once I began to read the article I knew that null curriculum were the topics that are often viewed as being controversial or having no educational value. As I read on, the concept of evolution came up as a component of the null curriculum. This is a topic that is excluded from the whole science curriculum and is almost never mentioned due to it being controversial. This topic and the other areas that are mentioned in the article do have a value in my mind, just not the minds of the individuals who write the standards. The null curriculum could be brought into the content area in order to allow the students to develop individual thoughts and opinions of the topic. This is a way of expanding the minds of students. Students do need to learn more than just what the standards state, but time prevents teacher from teaching the null curriculum. I would consider the use of null curriculum in my teaching, however teaching the topic of evolution would be approached very carefully.