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An examination of curriculum development in England between 1868 and 1918 is provided. The English tradition of curriculum making is based more on pragmatism than principle. Although attempts to establish principled approaches to curriculum making were most often considered by Scottish scholars, they failed to expand discussion about content and teaching beyond questions affecting individual subjects. Since the beginning of the 20th century, “Method” has been the name commonly given to key courses offered by university departments of education to prospective secondary school teachers. These courses, which concentrate on the materials and techniques of classroom teaching, have been subject based and taught by subject experts. Thus, schooling in England has been and continues to be influenced by discussion of subject based “Method” rather than by consideration of the whole curriculum.