自上世纪八十年代以来,美国高中启动了以“核心课程和统一毕业会考”为主要内容的改革,以提高高中生的整体学业水平。与我国正在进行的高中课改致力于削减过于学科中心的传统取向不同的是,一贯秉持实用主义传统的美国,正再一次试图提升高中课程中核心学科的地位。 Since the eighties of last century, the American high school has initiated the reform of “core curriculum and uniform graduation examination” to improve the overall academic performance of senior high school students. Unlike the ongoing high school curricula in our country that are devoted to reducing the traditional orientation of over-centering centers, the United States, which consistently upholds its pragmatic tradition, is again trying to elevate its position as a core discipline in its high school curriculum.