Should education be controlled at the local level?
Bad way of thinking.
Americans are also trapped in the mindset that everyone currently pursuing an education in the United States is exactly the same as everyone else. Apart from a couple of accelerated courses, there are really no difficult courses to challenge the minds of the the gifted few. They are also under the pretense that every individual learns at exactly the same pace in exactly the same way, causing some students to rise and prosper as their beloved GPA's become inflated while the true thinkers and innovators are left in the dust, speechless, wondering why nobody has done something pertaining to this issue yet.
Posted by: AnonymousI believe that education should be controlled at the local level, because they better understand the specific needs of their children.
Education should be controlled at the local level, because different communities have different needs. Applying a uniform curriculum to all deprives local communities of tailoring their lesson plans to the unique needs of their community. For instance, if testing shows that a particular school is deficient in math, it is impossible to change the focus of a school to meet this deficiency.
Posted by: BustlingShannon45Education should be controlled at a local level.
the quality of our education has been decreasing ever since we started to nationally fund the education system.QUALITY VERSUS QUANTITY? FUNDING our schools more, will cause a '' dumbing down" effect and lower the standards of our system, and it has been. LIFE IS NOT FAIR, and it is not the GOV. job to be teaching your children, it's yours. WE live in a capitalist state, not communist. Communist=equality . People learn in many ways, so a equal way of learning, would not benefit everybody. We need to diversify our curriculum's, to tailor the needs of education on a individual level, not group level. The constitution says it's STATE duties to take care of the schools, so funding the education system on a NATIONAL LEVEL IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL. do your research people. ...... national controlling of our education system is the first step to SOCIALISM.
Posted by: AnonymousI think that education should be controlled and regulated on every level, including local.
I think that to ensure the proper education of our children that should include involvement at the local level. Not only does it have some control over some of the cultural information and education for that area, but it provides a way for conflict resolution much quicker. It is easier for parents to access local officials to get involved, more than at the state or federal level.
Posted by: UnsuitableRigoberto99I agree to the fact that education should be controlled at nation level.
For education to be uniform and bring out a feeling of tranquility I think that national level education imposition is a must! Managing education at a local level, in my opinion, would not have the same quality and create differences between educational systems make it unfair for some people in less-effective systems, hence making it unacceptable!
Posted by: R0d30StamIt should be controlled where it originates but the curriculum should be set by the federal government.
I feel that the basic fundamental start of a first time student should be controlled at the very place it originates. That would be at the first level, the first school. I believe that the first school a child attends is the place that will instill in him the very fundamental idea of what education will be like for the rest of his lie.
Posted by: SlipArnalIt should be controlled at a local level.
If the education system is controlled on a national level, it is too big an undertaking to have any real success. A nationwide standard could be set, but overall, schools need to be run at a local level where people in the community know what is going on and what the students and the school system needs. The bigger an organization, the more chance for mistakes and the bigger chance of getting lost in the shuffle.
Posted by: PinkMychEducation should be controlled at national level.
Yes I agree that the Education should be controlled at national level. This is because there are many states in a nation. When the education is controlled at state level they try to create their own rules and regulations for running the show but when it is centrally managed at the national level this creates a level playing field. And also children are more comfortable with this because the syllabus will be same at both levels.
Posted by: I0rFashionEducation being controlled at the local level would be great for society as a hole, because it's less affected by government corruption.
A centralized government controlling all education in a country is a very dangerous thing to do. People like Hitler and Stalin used this to indoctrinate the youth. Radicalism and nationalism has its roots in centrally planned education. Local level education and private education ensures a free society with free thinkers.
Posted by: RayEarEducation should be controlled at the local level to provide the most benefits to students, particular to the differences in each locality.
I believe that education should be controlled at the local level, because different areas have different demographics. Each school/county/region has different ways of making education work for their schools and their students. If education was controlled on the local level, students would get more attention and would ultimately learn more. This, in turn, would benefit the educational system.
Posted by: MedicalIan29The concerns of daily life should all be controlled at the local level, for many practical reasons.
Education should be controlled at the local level, because this allows schools the flexibility they need. Different populations of children have different needs and obstacles to learning. We need to recognize this and respond by giving schools much more freedom. This would also reduce wasteful allocations made from afar, which often have little use locally.
Posted by: ToothsomeLucioEducation Should Be Controlled By Local
I think that education should be controlled by the Local Government because if it was controlled by national like PinkMych said it is going to be to big to undertake. Also, because National controlling it is ver ydangerous.
Posted by: Anonymous
Florida, Arizona anyone???
I completely disagree that education should be controlled at the local level, especially in terms of funding, curriculum, etc. Don't we have places like Florida, Arizona and others where folks that don't have young children don't want to pay for educating children who live there. Local control and lessening national control would cause poorer areas or areas where older americans live to receive poorer education for their students. Yes, we need more parental involvement. Obviously, but we should not turn our backs on the children who do not have involved parents or $$ in their pockets.
Posted by: AnonymousEducation shall be controlled at national level.
Education must be controlled at national level rather than local. Education controlled at national level ensures that same curriculum is being followed all across the country; students are measured at par when it comes to higher education entrance and development revolves around the same parameters. It also helps an individual to move anywhere in the country without getting affected by the local preferences.
Posted by: TownMasoDon't hold them back.
Some kids are ready to go above and beyond. They don't need to be held back from advancing because the other students are at the local level. If they are ready to proceed, then they should. Holding them back doesn't help them. It hurts them. If the student is more advanced in a certain subject, they should be allowed go higher.
Posted by: AnonymousI disagree that education should be controlled at the national level.
Education institutions are better managed at the local level to provide more focus and maintainability rather than at a national level where activities are observed at a macro level rather than at a micro level. National level authorities must continue to overlook the local level authorities.
Posted by: A RichardsonI disagree that education should be dependent on local governments, because the same education needs to be given to everyone.
If everyone had a different education, there would be no standard level of competence. We would have people in this country who didn't know how to do basic math, or couldn't speak, read, or write the common language. That level of disorganization would be severely detrimental to the long-term outlook of the United States as a whole. Local governments need to exist in order to handle day-to-day tasks. Education, on the other hand, is an exercise in nation-building.
Posted by: ClutteredHai44Education should be controlled nationally, not locally.
Education seems to play a very important sector and industry in the U.S. Therefore, any wrong movements could result in a drastic change of student environment and learning quality, although, if effects are taken into consideration it could result in further benefits. One of the main ideas why education should be controlled locally is the difference in standards between students. In a more elaborate way, students differ in their skills and some of them outpace others with tremendous achievement. These students are not just limited to local level but to national and international level students. On the other hand, if standards were controlled nationally students will remain consistent and those with room for achievement can certainly shine. It also benefits international students who come into US high schools where a standard set of rules can evaluate and position their standards. This thing would be very hard to achieve at the local level.
Posted by: AnonymousNO!!!!
Education should be held at a national level so students going to college have a better chance to know what they are learning about. They will also go by the same learning standards, and grading standards. Hitler and Stalin as RayEar had listed is in the past. Something that people need to get over. If its a national level, then the president can take care of it and have a GOOD learning environment.
Posted by: AnonymousLocalizing control of education would inherently cause poorer communities and cities to fall behind in education.
Federalizing education allows for children to receive the same education no matter what social class they come from. If a nation is to be successful, it must ensure that each child is being offered the same high level of education. The only way to achieve that is to make sure that education is funded, regulated, and controlled on a federal level.
Posted by: BrianDjI agree to the fact that education should be controlled at nation level.
For education to be uniform and bring out a feeling of tranquility I think that national level education imposition is a must! Managing education at a local level, in my opinion, would not have the same quality and create differences between educational systems make it unfair for some people in less-effective systems, hence making it unacceptable!
Posted by: AnonymousWhy should it be?
If education is controlled at the national level, students will be able to pay less for private schooling. Also they will have more access to laptops. One more reason is that when people go to college and high school, they will know what they will bw learning about.
Posted by: Anonymous