Should governments or teachers be responsible for what is to be taught in schools?

In

modern day

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society, it is essential for a child to be educated in order for him or her to have success later on in life.

Children

are typically educated in schools, which are run by the

government

. The

government

officials

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therefore

decide what is taught to the

children

and what is not. Personally, I believe that it is better if governments are responsible for the subject matter covered in

school

and not the teachers. It is a common goal to supply all

children

with the same opportunities in life, meaning that the same

core

knowledge

should be taught to all

children

to offer them the same benefits. Naturally, some

children

will be better at certain subjects than others and will

therefore

obtain a more detailed degree of

knowledge

, yet every child should be taught the same

core

knowledge

. Education provides opportunities

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because certain types of education will enable

children

to pursue certain careers later on in life. Supplying the same

core

knowledge

is an essential concept, yet it has not been put into action in several countries. In Germany,

for example

, the syllabus taught depends on the region of the country. In certain regions,

children

attend

school

for thirteen

years

and in other regions for twelve

years

.

This

raises the question

whether

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or not the

children

obtain the same degree of

knowledge

and that the

children

attending

school

for thirteen

years

are at an advantage compared to those attending

school

for twelve

years

. Already one can see that problems arise when the regional

government

decides upon the

core

knowledge

taught to students. If teachers had a say in what

knowledge

should be taught to students, the subject matter would become even more complex. The

core

knowledge

would not only vary from region to region, yet

also

from

school

to

school

, providing unfair advantages and disadvantages for certain students. In conclusion, the

government

of a country should decide upon what

knowledge

is taught in schools, as the situation would become too complex if all teachers were responsible for

this

aspect.