- NIRVANA IS ALWAYS BEYOND THE HORIZON
- COMMON EDUCATIONAL CORE
- ESSENTIAL EDUCATION FOR THE ESSENTIAL HUMAN BEING
- IDEAL FOR ALL STUDENTS
- FOREIGN LANGUAGES
- STAND-ALONE COMPETENCE
Education reform should produce an ideal program, but what does that mean -- an ideal program ? A little reflection should remind us that since children obviously vary in countless ways -- particularly by interest, ability and personality -- what’s ideal for one child may well not be ideal for another. So education reform must take these and sundry other differences into account.
Yet, as a nation with a large and diverse land, education reform also demands that the nation must have a common core so that we can all talk to each other. America’s motto “e pluribus unum” -- “one from many” epitomizes this need, this great American ideal.
Education reform demands that we have both a core curriculum -- an American standard -- that joins us all together and an additional program suited to each individual so that all children can develop their abilities and interests to the benefit of themselves and their families, producing a strong, prosperous society that is both diverse and united.
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