How big of a role should the federal goverment play in education?

Answer 1

To some extent, but let teachers decide on how to teach instead of making them only teach what is on the proficiency test. Each and every child learns in different ways. Let teachers get excited about their work.

Answer 2

The federal government should be involved in education. The Constitution says that any authority that isn't specifically given to Congress in the Constitution is automatically given to the States. The federal government isn't given any educational authority by the Constitution so it has NO authority. Congress tries to get around that by using MONEY to try to control what the local schools do. They tell the schools that "I will give you X amount of money if you will run your school this way." So of course most schools and states need the money and will do what the feds want. The other way they try to control schools is by saying that schools are public (which just means it is paid for by tax dollars). So, anything that it public is "government." And anything that is "government" can't have religion in it or a school newspaper that prints things that the govt or school board doesn't like even though the Constitution guarentees freedom of religion and the press. The students in the schools get their religious rights and their rights to free speech and free press trampled on because the government doesn't like it.

I personally really dislike the idea of public schools just for those reasons. If every form of government could keep their mits off the schools and let the parents and the local school boards run the schools the way they want, everything would be much better.

Answer 3

I would prefer our govt sponser a committee that would regulate basic education for every state. This could be made up of educational leaders of every state who have been chosen by other educational leaders in each state. When the states meet with Q & A's , they could vote on a committee to go through each states ed.guidelines and extracuricular events. This committee would then decide on a national plan that would make all students in the USA recieve an equal ed and be tested by the plans goals (not by tests that are different and unfair to many schools) The combined national and state money, regulated by the committee, should be split evenly for every state so every child will the exact chance to learn at an equal rate and therefore help the country have a better future. It is pitiful that one state can afford better teachers than another so some kids don't have a chance to fulfil their needs with teachers of quality or for special programs. Each county should have the vote as to what they want to be responsible for in excuricular activities that pertain to education only. Parents should pay for all sports and the school have a mandatory P.E. Sports would be ran as a business. Then childrenwouldn't be passing classes so they are able to just play sports. Parents would have a choice if their child is doing well enough for extra after school events. Coaches shouldn't be in school as teachers because of their heavy schedule and most have little interest in the classes that teach.I believe the govt should have a mandatory yearly audit of school budgets,in my scenerio as well as now, to make positive that funds are used properly.The govt emplyees should have incomes cut to match teachers and have to pay for their own travel expenses and any banquet,etc from their own funds. If the entire govt was cut to a" basic need expenditure budget"also then it would free up more money from unnessary extravagance to use for ed. The govt should stay in their offices and work an 8-10 hr day and stop flying around and using natural resources irresponsibily. In short I believe the govt should be used to sponsor the ed com. and make a concerned audit yearly.

Answer 4

They shoundn't even be concerned about education. That is the states issue. The states need to decide which way they are heading. The federal government should be looking at the national picture of education.

Answer 5

They should play a very big role. Unfortunately there are too many irresponsible people in this country who are not educating their kids. I would rather that govt educate kids into becomming self-abled adults than to have to deal with a bunch of ignorant people that I have to support.

Answer 6

Well if you what religion is school a lot if not none, local communities would teach their believe systems as they did in the past, Segregation would be reinstated and other really nifty stuff like that,

PLUS hatred would be taught as a religion like the KKK used to.

But hey who I am to give you an answer that actually shows how savage this country was and could be again.

Answer 7

If it can make it fun so that people actually want to learn, then it should play a very large role in education. If it can't , then it should find some companies who can make it fun and interesting and step aside.

Answer 8

They should only play a financial role. and put money into it. Let the States and the professionals decide.

Answer 9

well lets see. You are probably in USA. They spend about 40 billion on education and 400 billion on millitary. What do you think?

Answer 10

The best thing they could do is teach the children (and adults) the truth about how the Gov. is really run.