No matter which city, county, or state you school is located in, should students be learning the same thing? For example, all 4th graders are learning about their state's history, all 7th graders are learning algebra, etc.
Why or why not?
EDIT: It appears that I didn't make my point clear enough. Honors, gifted, AP, etc, classes would still exist. If I'm taking Geometry I in my state, with standardized curriculum I would be learning the same material as a student in Geometry I in another state.
Honors Geometry I is a different class than Geometry I, so an advanced student would not be held back.
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Should be the states regulating that, not the federal govt
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YES that way I can copy other people's homework online! This would make everything so much easier!
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37 RepliesYes, students should be required to have passed multivariate calculus to graduate from highschool. Not debating this. If you think that's untrue, you either haven't taken the introductory calculus sequence, or you didn't comprehend it well enough. I don't feel the need to cater to the opinions of the uneducated, so bitch and moan about how the human race should remain stupid because you couldn't figure out how to take a triple integral.
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5 RepliesKids should only learn from the bible
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You mean education isn't standardised across the US? That's insane
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You mean education isn't standardized across all states? That's strange. Although, with the state our public schools are in, it probably wouldn't matter.
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I haven't seen much support from the 40+ people who voted "no." Why did you vote no?
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1 ReplyThe US school system time schedule is backwards. Teens need more sleep then kids.
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10 RepliesInstead of grappling over an expensive, ineffective monopoly, why don't we open up the market and let people send their kids to schools that suit their needs and teach their preferred curriculum and values.
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1 ReplyI've learned the same US History curriculum 3 times.
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1 ReplyNo because I don't think government should control curriculum. Let schools decide how to teach the kids and parents are the regulation.
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2 RepliesThat's what common core tried, and failed utterly, the reason it failed was because it tried making everyone learn ONE way, I know because I was in junior high at the time they introduced it, so I experienced it firsthand, but I was forced to learn a way that just didn't work, and the teacher had to teach to the test, so I had to teach myself, luckily I'm amazing with numbers and was able to, but after that year I quickly hopped aboard the -blam!- no train to nope-vill (I entered AICE, if you know what that is, if not, think advanced classes that are only offered in certain schools, but since it originates in Britain it doesn't follow common core)
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Wha grade u be max
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People aren't standardized. So no
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3 RepliesThe current education system in America already hardly works, we don't need to reinforce it.
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3 RepliesEdited by TheMormonJedi: 3/30/2017 4:15:42 PMIn Grade school and Junior High, yes. In high school, heck no. Let people choose which classes to take.
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4 RepliesI voted no mainly because students learn differently than other students. Saying otherwise is stubborn. A person who has a split home life and low income is not going to get the same help or encouragement as students who stay at one house, make a higher income with parents who can actually help them. With standardizing education you leave the radical ends of the learning spectrum either struggling to keep up, or wasting their time in a class that won't benefit them.
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4 RepliesAll those people literally just disagreeing with Mad Max just to disagree. It's actually quite funny.
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In Texas, we have advanced classes for those who are at a higher level than other kids. It was great, because people like me who were at an advanced level didn't have to relearn the same basic shit as normal students. But, we weren't vastly ahead if the normal students.
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Not everyone can keep up. I was lucky to be homeschooled. It took me an extra year just to understand algebra.
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2 RepliesNo. It's a sad stat but some parts of the country are better educated than others because they can comprehend things better. And it would be unethical to hold back the smarter reigns because the other reigns wouldn't be able to handle the others work. If anything we should be trying to advance every reign as far ahead as possible.
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Edited by pValue2010: 3/30/2017 7:29:20 PMI voted no at first, albeit without a strong opinion. Then after reading some insightful comments, I completely changed my mind and fully believe there should be some form of standardized curriculum. This is the ideal #offtopic post.
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9 RepliesI would generally say yes, with the exception of math courses. But instead of being required it should be more of a recommendation and the norm. [spoiler]Also not if it's a federal thing. Only if it's state by state.[/spoiler]
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4 RepliesMy kids go to the same school. My youngest learnt cursive. My oldest didn't.
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Certainly not. The only thing the government should be putting into our kids' brains is ANTI LIBERAL PROPAGANDA
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Yes, it creates a national standard, and all job opportunity out of high school would be more competitive even for the smarter ones, causing them to receive higher education and making those content with a high school diploma work harder.