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Well, keep in mind that all my life I've been referred to as "Old Weird Don" so my answers my sound somewhat unusual.
Education - the transfer of knowledge into a mind usually from one mind to another but not always. This can take any or all of several forms, some of which are; a teacher teaching a group of students, one person writing a book and another reading it, observation - i.e. watching what someone or something does (possibly not even human or even animate, e.g. watching weather).
Who should choose a curriculum is somewhat more ambiguous. First it should preferably be someone who already has knowledge, e.g. teachers. This is not always possible and the chooser has to make some guesses but in "public schools" in the American society, that should not be a problem. Second, those responsible for the students (i.e. the parents, guardians, etc.) should have a voice in the choice but only to express opinion not to demand that their choice be met. Third, I believe that the students themselves should also have a voice in choosing the curriculum.
I think it is equally important to determine who should not select the curriculum. In that category the first on my list are politicians, second would be religious "fanatics" (read here those with very strong religious beliefs even though they may not be considered fanatical and I include fanatical atheists as well). And finally those so called experts who may have exemplary formal education but have never had the duty of standing in front of a class and teaching. (I've seen too many of these "experts" ruin things over my reasonably long lifetime.)
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