Relevance:

Joseph Schwab’s role in multiple disciplines as a teacher, curriculum reviser, or otherwise are a testament to his comprehensive knowledge and ability to interconnect specialies, disciplines, theories and research of all types together.

He challenged and questioned existing educational frameworks and structure.

Borrowing ideas from the likes of Aristotle and Dewey, he himself has been labeled an educational philosopher.

The Practical and his 4 Commonplaces remain relevant today because Schwab’s model is interdisciplinary, collaborative, and considers four critical elements to challenge and test curricular objectives.