A nation should require all of its students to study the same national curriculum until they enter college
Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the statement and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, you should consider ways in which the statement might or might not hold true and explain how these considerations shape your position.
It is not common knowledge to most but it is a fact that the United States was the first nation in history to make public schooling compulsory for all. The justification for this pioneering policy was the recognition that an educated populace is, in general, better off. Now that public education is ubiquitous, domestically and globally, our nation must take further steps to ensure that our valuation of education progresses with the times. As such, I agree that this nation, as well as others, should require all of its students to study the same national curriculum until they reach college.
The education system, in the US, is compulsory from Pre-K up to Grade 12. Essentially, one could reasonably expect that a majority of the nation was educated for at least twelve years. However, other than assumptions based on invested time, there is no way of measuring the effectiveness or impact of this education. With a standardized curriculum, there would be a clearer baseline of knowledge for all students within the United States. Higher educators, as well as employers, could, to a certain extent, expect that former students are educated in certain standard topics such as algebra and language skills. Without it, the point of a degree – being the reflection of one’s knowledge – is called into question. If the substance behind a degree cannot be compared against some reasonably universal standard, than the degree itself becomes reduced to a piece of paper. A national curriculum would therefore stand as a guarantee to all that a former student is knowledgeable in certain standard topics.
Furthermore, a national curriculum, assuming its adoption would be accompanied by necessary support, would help equalize the inherent educational inequalities that exist theoughout different regions of the nation. A relatively wealthy area, such as Beverly Hills, may have incredible educational standards compared to say Topeka, Kansas. A national curriculum would ensure, by promising students a clear goal in their education, that those students who may not have access to higher-paid teachers or more abundant teaching materials would have an equal chance to achieve academic success. A national curriculum, in this case, would allow citizens to expect and demand a concrete plan moving forward in ensuring equal education of all.
Some may say that a national curriculum would drag down the standard of education for those who can access higher standards, notably those who may be able to afford privatized education. Though this argument may be valid, it ignores the need of the many for the advantage of the few. A national standard may, at forst, seem disadvantageous for some but one cannot look at education as a static being. The curriculum will have to evolve with the times but a nation must then ensure that higher standards of education are accessible for ALL students within a nation, not only those with the privilege to access it. A national standard would turn higher educational standards into a goal for the entire nation.
A national curriculum is thus necessary for the evolution of a nation’s general education. It would work to ensure that a populace grows in knowledge together, for one another.
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
but, first, furthermore, however, if, look, may, so, then, therefore, thus, well, at least, in general, such as, as well as
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 21.0 19.5258426966 108% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 25.0 12.4196629213 201% => Less auxiliary verb wanted.
Conjunction : 8.0 14.8657303371 54% => More conjunction wanted.
Relative clauses : 16.0 11.3162921348 141% => OK
Pronoun: 37.0 33.0505617978 112% => OK
Preposition: 64.0 58.6224719101 109% => OK
Nominalization: 20.0 12.9106741573 155% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2737.0 2235.4752809 122% => OK
No of words: 524.0 442.535393258 118% => OK
Chars per words: 5.22328244275 5.05705443957 103% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.7844588288 4.55969084622 105% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.88538763478 2.79657885939 103% => OK
Unique words: 259.0 215.323595506 120% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.49427480916 0.4932671777 100% => OK
syllable_count: 873.0 704.065955056 124% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.7 1.59117977528 107% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 6.0 6.24550561798 96% => OK
Article: 12.0 4.99550561798 240% => Less articles wanted as sentence beginning.
Subordination: 7.0 3.10617977528 225% => Less adverbial clause wanted.
Conjunction: 0.0 1.77640449438 0% => OK
Preposition: 8.0 4.38483146067 182% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 23.0 20.2370786517 114% => OK
Sentence length: 22.0 23.0359550562 96% => OK
Sentence length SD: 43.8640277455 60.3974514979 73% => OK
Chars per sentence: 119.0 118.986275619 100% => OK
Words per sentence: 22.7826086957 23.4991977007 97% => OK
Discourse Markers: 5.34782608696 5.21951772744 102% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.97078651685 101% => OK
Language errors: 4.0 7.80617977528 51% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 13.0 10.2758426966 127% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 4.0 5.13820224719 78% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 6.0 4.83258426966 124% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.217027657684 0.243740707755 89% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0779475529025 0.0831039109588 94% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0766095272348 0.0758088955206 101% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.145150553575 0.150359130593 97% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0413998727643 0.0667264976115 62% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 14.5 14.1392134831 103% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 40.69 48.8420337079 83% => OK
smog_index: 11.2 7.92365168539 141% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 13.1 12.1743820225 108% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 13.29 12.1639044944 109% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.58 8.38706741573 102% => OK
difficult_words: 128.0 100.480337079 127% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 15.0 11.8971910112 126% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.8 11.2143820225 96% => OK
text_standard: 15.0 11.7820224719 127% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 66.67 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 4.0 Out of 6
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Note: the e-grader does NOT examine the meaning of words and ideas. VIP users will receive further evaluations by advanced module of e-grader and human graders.