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Jerry Yang

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Government-mandated curricula are degrading our quality of education.

In the United States, teachers are facing a critical inner debate: Should I sacrifice spreading the art of learning for government-mandated curricula? Over the years, teachers have been bombarded with mandate after government mandate telling the teachers the way they should teach, and this is being reflected in their quality of education.

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    Nicholas Lukowiak 50+

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    Dec 19 2012: The fact people do not care to know that the education system in this country is among the worse in the 'first world countries' and gets out shined consistently by countries with far less money. . . Makes me only fear the future development. . . Truly heading towards an idiocracy.

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