Déjà Vu All Over Again

To quote Yogi Berra, I had an epiphany this week as I was cleaning out some very old books and came across a curriculum from the 1970's. To my chagrin, each of the units of instruction had clearly stated "performance objectives", student learning outcomes through all levels of Blooms taxonomy, and applied learning activities. Each also included instructional strategies, case studies for students, analysis of readings, and varied assessment strategies. 

Even some of the multiple choice questions required deeper understanding such as this one:

According to Siegler, the critical period, as related to learning, is applied in everyday activities with children because

 A. children will not attempt a given task at another period

 B. frustration results if activities are presented at any other time

 C. Success with development tasks during childhood lays a good foundation for later
      development

 D. These activities are easier to plan and implement

I hope you are smiling along with me at this déjà vu moment as we advance towards writing the new Common Core curriculum.