Learning will be affected, and the real losers will be the students. The administration and the faculty must be in harmony. If the administration does not understand curriculum, then the faculty should make the selection and explain their reasoning to the administration. The focus of the curriculum must be clearly identified and correctly implemented. Thirdly, a curriculum that works well at one school may not experience the same degree of success at another school.
Schools have different teachers, different students, different communities, and different needs.
This is why there are different textbook publishers who emphasize different content, different levels of learning, and different teacher methodology. Some of the greatest curricular disappointments happen when a school chooses a curriculum just because another school recommends it. This is not to say that recommendations should not be welcomed or seriously considered when they are submitted. Recommendations can provide valuable input into any selection process, but a curriculum choice should not be based on recommendation alone. Only as staff members analyze their own unique situation can they determine the best curriculum for their school.