Unified Education
The Federal Education Minister in Australia, Julie Bishop, has recently been promoting a plan to create a single curriculum for all students in Australia. She believes that doing this will save government money by purchasing the same books. She also claims that this can eliminate out dated teaching practices currently being used in some classrooms. I found this to be a very interesting and controversial approach to large scale education. On the positive side a universal education system ensures equal opportunity to learn for all students in the system. It also would save the schools money. Another benefit is with all the students learning the same basics when they graduated into advanced and specialized classes they would be better equipped to understand what is going on. Also students who transfer from one school to another would be better able to make the adaptation into the new school when they are learning from the same texts. The concept also has some negatives such as students losing there uniqueness and opinions based on their education. It also raises concerns about increased cheating with such a large number of people studying the same material. Overall I believe this is an incredibly interesting concept and an adapted form such as a uniformed educational system for the younger grades may benefit a nation. This would allow the basics to be taught the same everywhere and allow for educational freedom as one grows older.
posted by Anonymous @ 11/28/2006 04:22:00 PM
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"Advanced classes offered in high schools and colleges often depend on the faculty and resources available to that school, or on the environment and community"
Can you please elaborate on this?
Yes, there is a problem with having unequal education. I think everyone should be able to have the same opportunities. It's unfair to someone in a school with no advanced courses or anyone to properly guide them. How will these kids reach the places they want to without proper education and guidance? There are few kids in high school who are self-motivated. And even if you are, it's impossible to know everything about getting into good schools and knowing how to REALLY learn. I mean, most people don't even know how to read properly! It might not be possible to give all children equal education. There are far too many variables, but that would be the ideal situation.
It's too bad you don't have AP classes. Many...well most higher level universities use those tests to compare you to other prospective students. You do know about SATs, SATIIs and ACTs, right? Just wondering.
BTW, is Cathedral a high school??? *confused* oh, and what is senior-to-sophomore? Also, do you know why you don't have AP classes???
Sorry, that was a big clump of questions.......
Thanks for the confirmation Kieva ^_^
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