A nation should require all of its students to study in the same national curriculum until they enter college
Education is one of the most important backbones of a strong and developing country. Here, the topis says that a nation should require all of its students to study in the same national curriculum until they enter college. I agree with the part that says that the centralized education systems will be of great benefits to the student, but the "should require" part of enforcing it is where I have my reservations. Thus, I agree with all the students studying under same curriculum, but the all or nothing attitude around it seems excessive.
Firstly, the quality of education in a centralized system can be maintained quite easily. When one body governs what syllabus to be taught across the nation, then the adaptability to changes and improvements can be very quick. Per instance, if some new subject or course about new tech/social skills has to be added to the syllabus, then it would be particularly easy to do in a solo governing body. In accordance with that same curriculum will help as, despite the economic disparity among the masses, they can gain the same quality of education and create a equal merit-based system throughout the nation. Secondly, the common national curriculum, will help teachers to prepare for their courses better and thus help facilitate the child's education to the best of their abilities.
Furthermore, coming from the advantages of the system to the advantages to the students. One nation, one curriculum will eradicate the entrance tests required by schools currently, in turn helping them reduce the mental and physical stress put on these students at an early age. This proposed system will also help the students of itinerant families have a consistent education, as now they can shift locations without having to worry about the gap in education levels of various schools.
Finally, before concluding, even though most of the statement has many aspects to make you consider it, but that should be done only if we are fully aware of the shortcomings of the "all or nothing" attitude. Every student is different from the other, and there are some who may not flourish in this type of curriculum. Students with special needs, or some who require personal attention on some topics will languish at the negative end of this procedure. Along with that, if the curriculum is same for everyone, then will make it an easy scapegoat and take away the incentive for schools to provide quality education to the children (as rankings will now be an obsolete parameter).
In conclusion, I am completely supporting the formation of a unitary curriculum till colleges, but only if the forcing nature of implementation and the need of every student is catered to by the education board.
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Essay evaluations by e-grader
Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 2, column 559, Rule ID: EN_A_VS_AN
Message: Use 'an' instead of 'a' if the following word starts with a vowel sound, e.g. 'an article', 'an hour'
Suggestion: an
...he same quality of education and create a equal merit-based system throughout the...
^
Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, finally, first, firstly, furthermore, if, may, second, secondly, so, then, thus, as to, in conclusion
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 15.0 19.5258426966 77% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 18.0 12.4196629213 145% => OK
Conjunction : 16.0 14.8657303371 108% => OK
Relative clauses : 10.0 11.3162921348 88% => OK
Pronoun: 29.0 33.0505617978 88% => OK
Preposition: 69.0 58.6224719101 118% => OK
Nominalization: 16.0 12.9106741573 124% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2282.0 2235.4752809 102% => OK
No of words: 454.0 442.535393258 103% => OK
Chars per words: 5.02643171806 5.05705443957 99% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.61598047577 4.55969084622 101% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.84782596941 2.79657885939 102% => OK
Unique words: 243.0 215.323595506 113% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.535242290749 0.4932671777 109% => OK
syllable_count: 738.0 704.065955056 105% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.59117977528 101% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 5.0 6.24550561798 80% => OK
Article: 3.0 4.99550561798 60% => OK
Subordination: 6.0 3.10617977528 193% => OK
Conjunction: 6.0 1.77640449438 338% => Less conjunction wanted as sentence beginning.
Preposition: 6.0 4.38483146067 137% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 17.0 20.2370786517 84% => Need more sentences. Double check the format of sentences, make sure there is a space between two sentences, or have enough periods. And also check the lengths of sentences, maybe they are too long.
Sentence length: 26.0 23.0359550562 113% => OK
Sentence length SD: 47.8723070832 60.3974514979 79% => OK
Chars per sentence: 134.235294118 118.986275619 113% => OK
Words per sentence: 26.7058823529 23.4991977007 114% => OK
Discourse Markers: 6.58823529412 5.21951772744 126% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.97078651685 101% => OK
Language errors: 1.0 7.80617977528 13% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 12.0 10.2758426966 117% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 2.0 5.13820224719 39% => More negative sentences wanted.
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 3.0 4.83258426966 62% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.326919883202 0.243740707755 134% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.110726360578 0.0831039109588 133% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.173632851398 0.0758088955206 229% => The coherence between sentences is low.
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.179295691907 0.150359130593 119% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.150999998827 0.0667264976115 226% => More connections among paragraphs wanted.
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 15.6 14.1392134831 110% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 45.09 48.8420337079 92% => OK
smog_index: 11.2 7.92365168539 141% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 13.4 12.1743820225 110% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 12.19 12.1639044944 100% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.96 8.38706741573 107% => OK
difficult_words: 116.0 100.480337079 115% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 12.0 11.8971910112 101% => OK
gunning_fog: 12.4 11.2143820225 111% => OK
text_standard: 12.0 11.7820224719 102% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 83.33 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 5.0 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.
Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 2, column 559, Rule ID: EN_A_VS_AN
Message: Use 'an' instead of 'a' if the following word starts with a vowel sound, e.g. 'an article', 'an hour'
Suggestion: an
...he same quality of education and create a equal merit-based system throughout the...
^
Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, finally, first, firstly, furthermore, if, may, second, secondly, so, then, thus, as to, in conclusion
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 15.0 19.5258426966 77% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 18.0 12.4196629213 145% => OK
Conjunction : 16.0 14.8657303371 108% => OK
Relative clauses : 10.0 11.3162921348 88% => OK
Pronoun: 29.0 33.0505617978 88% => OK
Preposition: 69.0 58.6224719101 118% => OK
Nominalization: 16.0 12.9106741573 124% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2282.0 2235.4752809 102% => OK
No of words: 454.0 442.535393258 103% => OK
Chars per words: 5.02643171806 5.05705443957 99% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.61598047577 4.55969084622 101% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.84782596941 2.79657885939 102% => OK
Unique words: 243.0 215.323595506 113% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.535242290749 0.4932671777 109% => OK
syllable_count: 738.0 704.065955056 105% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.59117977528 101% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 5.0 6.24550561798 80% => OK
Article: 3.0 4.99550561798 60% => OK
Subordination: 6.0 3.10617977528 193% => OK
Conjunction: 6.0 1.77640449438 338% => Less conjunction wanted as sentence beginning.
Preposition: 6.0 4.38483146067 137% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 17.0 20.2370786517 84% => Need more sentences. Double check the format of sentences, make sure there is a space between two sentences, or have enough periods. And also check the lengths of sentences, maybe they are too long.
Sentence length: 26.0 23.0359550562 113% => OK
Sentence length SD: 47.8723070832 60.3974514979 79% => OK
Chars per sentence: 134.235294118 118.986275619 113% => OK
Words per sentence: 26.7058823529 23.4991977007 114% => OK
Discourse Markers: 6.58823529412 5.21951772744 126% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.97078651685 101% => OK
Language errors: 1.0 7.80617977528 13% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 12.0 10.2758426966 117% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 2.0 5.13820224719 39% => More negative sentences wanted.
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 3.0 4.83258426966 62% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.326919883202 0.243740707755 134% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.110726360578 0.0831039109588 133% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.173632851398 0.0758088955206 229% => The coherence between sentences is low.
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.179295691907 0.150359130593 119% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.150999998827 0.0667264976115 226% => More connections among paragraphs wanted.
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 15.6 14.1392134831 110% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 45.09 48.8420337079 92% => OK
smog_index: 11.2 7.92365168539 141% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 13.4 12.1743820225 110% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 12.19 12.1639044944 100% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.96 8.38706741573 107% => OK
difficult_words: 116.0 100.480337079 115% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 12.0 11.8971910112 101% => OK
gunning_fog: 12.4 11.2143820225 111% => OK
text_standard: 12.0 11.7820224719 102% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 83.33 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 5.0 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.