Hello, Harold,

I almost didn't use the term "good" to describe content -- it's pretty vague. Your breakdown of the contextual nature of useful content gets closer to the point I was trying to make.

RE who decides on what is good or appropriate content? Does the learner have a say, or just the experts?

This gets right to the quick of it. Ideally, learners are intimately involved in determining what they learn. But, this also touches on the tension between formal and informal learning.

RE One thing is certain, we're not going to solve all curriculum issues on this blog

Probably not. But it's fun to try :)

I will, however, try and make the curriculum barnraising you mention in your original post.

Cheers,

Bill