7/17/2019 Essay Section 1 Question 1

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Early education serves to not only strengthen the base of a student's knowledge, it also imparts him the ability to think for himself and apply his knowledge to solve problems. That is why, from time to time, there has been debates and emphasis on what the curriculum of school education should be like. Needless to say, people tend to digress in their opinions about the curriculum and its structure necessary for overall development of a child. This contributes in difference of learning between not only states to states, but sometimes even from region to region. The ultimate sufferers are the students who have to abide by the rules of their region. In principle, the given statement is true and should be unanimously agreed upon. But there are always two sides to every story.

Say there are two students, taking the same SATs and getting admission in the same college for undergraduate studies. But they come from vastly different region or states. Observing the current scenario, they both likely studied the same subjects overall, but the extent of their knowledge and their ability to apply this knowledge in practical scenario will differ. This is not a hypothetical case but is actually something that is frequently observed in colleges. That is why some students, do effortlessly well in these places while others have to struggle. Sure, we can always argue upon each student's inherent intelligence being a factor in these situations.But, as has been proven time and again, geniuses are not born, they are made.

To agree upon this statement blindly and implementing a common curriculum for each and every school in a nation, would be an asinine thing to do. For one thing,

 most of the nations, have a cultural and ethnic diversity varying from region to region. If a nation were to include each and every one of those lessons into its student's school education, it would be cumbersome in extreme for students. Also, who decides the curriculum remains a major question mark when arguing about this position. Arguing in favor of politically chosen committees has never been fruitful. Last hundred years of disciplined school systems have not been able to agree upon one definitive format of teaching and learning and this doesn't seem like a debate where the majority takes one side.

While a major consensus would be out there supporting this statement, provisions have to made to make this such a curriculum beneficial for children of all races, culture and mental faculties. A national curriculum that abides by these rules and is taught uniformly across the nation, would be beneficial in the long run

. When entering a college, students would be equal, at least in the imparted education league, and as such the disparity between regional studies and as a result, the children's knowledge would be mitigated. There would still be instances where students from one state would be better in grasping and applying their knowledge as compared to students from some other states, but the ones lagging behind would now have some stepping stone to reach that level and would not have to feel a lack of proper past education background.

On the whole, this statement makes for a hefty argument as their would be people on either side of the argument. Also, implementing such a scenario would be cumbersome and would require huge effort on the part of the government, schools, and even the parents. But in the long run, it would be supremely beneficial for the upcoming generation of students who, in this already competitive and disparate

 world, would have a solid educational background and base and would be able totake on the world in equal measure. As a result,although, a lot of details needbe added and worked out before such an idea could take form, I agree in principle to this statement.

7/17/2019 Essay Section 1 Question 1

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