Thanks, Slayda!
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Originally Posted by slayda
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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Could you tell me more about how you came to this decision about who should be most involved in selecting the curriculum, in the order or priority that you described? Or what you would give as the reason for this priority? (I'm not questioning your priorities at all, but I was directed to ask each person
why they answered the way they did on this question.)