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@ISIDEWITH3mos3MO
Could minimizing mandatory curriculum standards provide more room for creativity in the classroom, or would it be chaotic?
@9KCPGFL3mos3MO
It could lead to both depending on where it is being held. It's better to have a looser curriculum for younger students and stricter ones for high school but still allow students to have their own creative freedom.
@9KHBBQ53mos3MO
Too much freedom will lead to a large disparity in outcome, leaving many students undisciplined and undereducated. Schools should not be focused solely on memorization and noncritical thinking, but too much flexibility will lead too many students wayward. There should be a balance of strict discipline and creative problem-solving, and this should apply at all levels. Children need to be disciplined, perhaps even more than the older students. If they're not, they'll be problems when they become those older students.
