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Bill: Education Fundamentals Act of January 2178
Details
Submitted by[?]: Proletariat Revolution Party
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: May 2179
Description[?]:
| Education is the process by which the citizens of Likatonia develop and continue the skills they need to succeed and survive in life. Education is a process that begins at birth and doesn't end until death. Education outside of the school focuses on the development of interpersonal skills and survival skills. Education inside the walls of the school, be it a home school or an academic building builds on knowledge that Likatonians need in order to succeed and exceed the limits in this world. ARTICLE 1 Each child has the right to begin his or her education at an early age. Parent(s)/guardian(s) who are economically disadvantaged have the right to be able to send their child(ren) to preschool and assist their child(ren) in getting ahead start in life, one they didn't have. This this reason, a free public preschool system should exist, so all of Likatonia's children can succeed and exceed their limits. Parent(s)/guardian(s) also deserve the chance to send their child(ren) to a private institution they feel will better serve their child. For this reason, the private sector can actively maintain its own preschools. The private sector schools will go unregulated, since they operate on a competition basis and this encourages a certain level of standards, and the public will remain regulated, as it is publically funded. ARTICLE 2 The influence of the teacher in the life of Likatonia's children is important. These figures are the ones who mould Likatonia's children by day while the parent(s)/guardian(s) is/are at work. The teacher is also an authority figure who is trusted by the parent(s)/guardian(s) to guide the children through the education process by enhancing each child's understanding of a certain subject area, and is also trusted to teach the children to respect authority. Respect through fear isn't respect at all, and trust is a sacred bond between two individuals. Each pupil trusts the teacher and if there direct physical contact in the way of physical discipline, the child may learn from it negatively. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Pre-school education.
Old value:: The government leaves development of nurseries to the private sector.
Current: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nurseries alongside heavily regulated private establishments.
Proposed: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nurseries alongside unregulated private establishments.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The teacher's right to discipline children.
Old value:: Discipline levels are set by schools.
Current: Teachers are forbidden from striking children and may only use non-contact discipline (detention, expulsion etc).
Proposed: Teachers are forbidden from striking children and may only use non-contact discipline (detention, expulsion etc).
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 07:11:00, January 30, 2006 CET | From | Progressive Party | To | Debating the Education Fundamentals Act of January 2178 |
| Message | We'll happily support Article 2 but we would have to vote no for Article 1. |
| Date | 14:33:10, January 30, 2006 CET | From | AM Radical Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Education Fundamentals Act of January 2178 |
| Message | We feel that there is no need to change the status quo in either of these areas, but could be supportive of article 1 under some circumstances. Article 2, however, we must totally oppose. |
| Date | 17:32:30, January 30, 2006 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the Education Fundamentals Act of January 2178 |
| Message | AMA supports both these initiatives. |
| Date | 22:48:05, January 30, 2006 CET | From | Conservative Liberal Party | To | Debating the Education Fundamentals Act of January 2178 |
| Message | 2 is stupid, we feel that parents that use corporal punishment at home should have the right to send their children to schools that practice corporal punishment. We see no need for the SLP to limit choice in this matter, and we feel that, as everyone has a right to anything, all rights effectively cancel one another out. |
| Date | 15:46:03, January 31, 2006 CET | From | Proletariat Revolution Party | To | Debating the Education Fundamentals Act of January 2178 |
| Message | What the parents practice at home is what they choose to. The school isn't their house, and since we have a public system, the parents have to understand that the public system has to be fair to all. That is also why we have a private system, which is currently not regulated. |
| Date | 16:54:45, January 31, 2006 CET | From | Conservative Liberal Party | To | Debating the Education Fundamentals Act of January 2178 |
| Message | Yes, but this bill would forbid private schools for choosing, regardless of whether they are unregulated or not, because the article itself has not made any exception. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 147 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 319 | ||||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 16 |
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