How Much Of A Role Should Parents Have In Deciding Public School Curricula?

[Lafayette]

Well, yes. I'm not saying you go to the library and check out the book that you're required to read. I'm saying the book you're required to read can typically be found in any library. Textbooks, of course, typically cannot be found in a library.

But, yes, were text-books in a library then said-library would be over-flooded with those wanting to read "their text-book".

The libraries saw this coming so they refused Text Books on their shelves - and that was a good idea. No library should be flooded with kids looking for books by which they study as a subject.

Enough is enough - but the problem is larger than that. It goes like this (methinks):
*Manufacturing has very largely shifted out of the US. It became too expensive a means of producing products for general sale to the American public (always looking for the lowest cost).
*What's left therefore are the Services Industries which, in aspect, are far wider than the subject of Manufacturing ever was.
*Kids following these subjects perhaps should have a library - but again, that is because the books are hard-cover and sold in that manner.
*But if post-secondary education books could be made available by means of the Internet, then why not? Yes, the students pay an access-cost - but it should be somewhat lower than their cost for hardcover versions.
*Even for exams, they could be asked to take them off a computer but all-together in a closed school-room, but said computer should not be theirs at their residence. So, that solution for exams gets a bit pricey. Still, all that would be needed is a large room with uniquely-keyboard access to a central-computer on which exams could be accessed and taken!
*(Methunk ... ;^)

 

[cpwill]

How much of a role should parents have in deciding public school curricula?

Major role
Moderate role
Minor role
No role whatsoever

Responses are private, so please be honest.

They are the ones paying for it, under our current system, and it's their kids.

Frankly, they ought to be given more choice over where their kids go to school as well.

 

[ttwtt78640]

A state that doesn't allow a union to collective bargain is essentially a state without a union.

Not so, given the power of union campaign cash and running political support/attack ads.

 

[bomberfox]

They are the ones paying for it, under our current system, and it's their kids.

Frankly, they ought to be given more choice over where their kids go to school as well.

Should there be accreditation requirements?

 

[cpwill]

Should there be accreditation requirements?

For what? Based on what?

 

[Galactic Spin]

They vote for the people who determine it. And who appoint the people who determine it. That's their say, and that's good enough.

 

[bomberfox]

For what? Based on what?

For schools. Based on minimum curriculum standards that work .

 

[Lafayette]

They vote for the people who determine it. And who appoint the people who determine it. That's their say, and that's good enough.

"They" who ... ? Typical discussion of a complex subject in America!

With one-liner ambiguous responses to complex problems/issues because the writers themselves are incapable of a literate well-thought exchange-of-opinion ... !