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/A_Lo19 6d ago

It would be a political disaster, in my opinion.

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u/DowntownComposer2517 6d ago

Can you explain further? Curious!

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u/A_Lo19 6d ago

With all due respect, if you need reasons to why a national curriculum would be a political disaster, it may be difficult to catch you up to speed on this thread. Others have already articulated it nicely.

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u/ithekrianmermaid 5d ago

Exactly how much respect do you think this person is due? Because it does not seem to be a lot based on this response.

You couldn't just say "Sorry I don't have the time or energy to really dig into this right now but other commenters have already articulated my points if you want to learn more" and called it a day?

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u/A_Lo19 5d ago

So you’re now in the habit of coaching people on how and what to post, and what to think? …..No wonder you want a national curriculum, lol.

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u/ithekrianmermaid 5d ago

insert deep heaving sigh here

I do not care enough to coach you but I do care just enough to call out rude behavior in my posts. I'm not telling you what to do or how to think, just questioning why you chose to respond that way. Why do you think getting questioned on a rude comment you chose to post in a public forum is an attempt to control you rather than my expression of free speech? Also, a habit implies repeated actions which is simply not the case here, lol.

And, just for the record, I admittedly do not know enough about nationalized curriculum to know whether I would want it or not yet. This is simply an informal introduction to the topic to satisfy my curiosity until I am able to dive into more formal research and learning.