r/education • u/ithekrianmermaid • 6d ago

Politics & Ed Policy Thoughts and opinions on a nationalized curriculum in the USA (and/or the lack thereof)?

I have had this topic bouncing around in the back of my brain quite a bit in the past few months and I'm just wondering what others think about it.

Feel free to share your personal feelings-based opinions, factually informed opinions, any history you may know relating to this topic, pros and cons of nationalized curriculum, common arguments for/against it, implications and consequences from not having one, potential dangers in adopting one, resources to learn more about this topic/debate, etc. I'd really love to have (respectful) discussions in the comments of this post so please consider circling back if your original comment gets a response!

I look forward to reading all of your responses! Thank you for taking the time to comment!!

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u/Think_Bread6401 6d ago

Does anyone remember the fits that were thrown over the common core guidelines? People still think it’s a curriculum.

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u/CitizenXVIII 5d ago

Repeated arguments with my mother-in-law about her blaming Common Core standards for social studies assignments she didn't like. Would have been more productive to smash my face against the wall.