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I4 “A nation should require all of its students to study the same national curriculum until they enter college.”
Statement highlights same standard course needed to be implemented to school before university. I partially agree. The universal courses policy should depends on nations’ general situation, including, education resources and demographic condition. If the education resources of one nation are fluent and education system is capable to allow diversified courses, a nation-wide standard curriculum may be not appropriate. However, if a country, such as China, faced with insufficient teaching resources and huge population, a convenient, easy managed, easy measured standard courses policy is preferred.
Start with the latter case. A same curriculum policy what can be regard as a standard basement, which will provide solid foundation for students to choose wide major without the hesitation of futile in certain knowledge in certain field in university. As lots of major now are interdisciplinary, diversify foundation knowledge is needed.This statement is under an assumption that standard courses set by education department would have relatively wide range of academic fields compare to various courses which is chosen by students. This assumption is easy to infer, the unique courses nation-wide has to be general, diversify, not over specific to make every different types student can access to the knowledge. But, courses chosen by students maybe highly concentrate in the field he/she interested in. Apart from the advantage in choose major in university, universal courses can aggressively “impose” some essential knowledge that everyone has to gain, knowledge that students, in their own opinion, does not like, but truly useful. Take me as an example, I hate English when I was in middle school, the only reason I study it is because school force me to do so. Ironically, the language once I hated now becomes my tool to study abroad. In addition, universal courses provide relatively fair competition in university entrance exam. For instance, china, a 1.3 billion population, needs a standard, fairly measured exam to identify students in different levels, thus distribute scarce education resources to who “deserve” it. While, maybe standard course system is not an absolute fair system for some children who have difficulty in learning one subject but talented in others, and this policy will limit the creativity of students. But the most fundamental needs of China’s students’ needs are to have a chance to study, not to enjoy even higher quality of education. Therefore, standard policy is suitable for less developed country.
However, story is different in nations much like USA. Sufficient education resources do not have to concern the most basic education requirements which China is currently struggle with, it is capable for students to discover their own interest, and be specialized in it, and pursue further deep study in university through choose different course in high school or middle school. Therefore, creatively is ensured, inspiration maybe generated, the innovation would occur, and the totally quality of education and enjoyment of learning would achieved. However, freedom is not always the best. Generally speaking, teenagers are lazy and care more about how to be cool or how to have fun, and try to avoid choosing “hard” course which is essential for future study. The advanced technology in USA has proved that a diversify courses is fit in nations such as USA.
As mentioned above, it is not a Yes or NO question, it is a much complicated question of whether to implement same curriculum in before university or not. It is highly distinctive policy according to specific situation. For less developed country, which is struggle to meet the basic requirement of high education of huge student population, a simple, low cost, nation-wide standard course is more feasible, while for developed nations, a diversity, creativity-oriented courses system is preferred. |
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