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Bill: Education Reform Act (2208)
Details
Submitted by[?]: Jelbék Zemojad Lofrkad Prta
Status[?]: passed
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: January 2209
Description[?]:
| Whereas: The Free Republic of Jelbania has a mixed private and public education system which results in many pupils gaining a grossly unfair advantage over others, through paying for education. Therefore: The funds subsidising unnecessary private education should instead be placed into public education, and private education should be scaled down and regulated to ensure greater take up of public education. Whereas: Public education uses an authoritarian system of punishment that hinders the development of pupils and students and results in greater rates of dropout and failure in the education system. Therefore: A new system of a more liberal discipline should be adopted by the education system. Henceforth, if enacted into Law, this bill will ensure free public education for all under 18, which maximises their potential, and ensures equality and freedom. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: There is a free public education system alongside private schools.
Current: Education is a matter of local governments.
Proposed: There is a free public education system and a small number of private schools, which are heavily regulated to ensure they teach adequate skills and information.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The teacher's right to discipline children.
Old value:: Teachers are forbidden from striking children and may only use non-contact discipline (detention, expulsion etc).
Current: Discipline levels are set by schools.
Proposed: No forms of direct discipline are allowed.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:21:51, March 31, 2006 CET | From |  Jelbék Zemojad Lofrkad Prta | To | Debating the Education Reform Act (2208) |
| Message | A good education is essential for every citizen. It maximises opportunities and increases employment in later life. However, to avoid creating a two-tier, elitist system, reform is necessary. Please support this bill. |
| Date | 21:20:54, March 31, 2006 CET | From | Free Conservative Party | To | Debating the Education Reform Act (2208) |
| Message | Why regulate the private schools? No punishment????????? Do you know what goes on in school???? Without disapline, kids will run wild with some parents that just do not care. Frankly, if I do something wrong, I think I should be punished. That is why I have NEVER gotten detention! Amazing!!!!! |
| Date | 21:26:30, March 31, 2006 CET | From | Jelbék Zemojad Lofrkad Prta | To | Debating the Education Reform Act (2208) |
| Message | The Democratic Labour Party believes this is not the case. The systems of punishment used in schools are generally to oppress students. Education needs to be accepting of all ability groups, all types of learner, and needs to maximise the opportunities for these children. Private schools require regulation for a number of reasons. If they are simply allowed to do as they please, they may provide an inadequate education. Also, they may present a biased view of the world to children that is not productive in creating good citizens. Private education, where it exists, should not do so to benefit the wealthy. Therefore regulation is required to ensure fairness and equality. The central tenets of the Free Republic of Jelbania. |
| Date | 01:53:24, April 01, 2006 CET | From | Free Conservative Party | To | Debating the Education Reform Act (2208) |
| Message | If you have ever been to school, you would know that poeple are not "oppressed" for their ability level. HAVE you ever been to school????????? And no, actually, private schools generally give a better education than public. If a person wants to pay to go to a private school, that private school probably has a reputation. And, guess what, if the reputation is bad, PEOPLE DO NOT GO! People are not as stupid as you think. Where are you from, because my school system is not this strange. |
| Date | 07:24:22, April 01, 2006 CET | From | Centre Démocratique | To | Debating the Education Reform Act (2208) |
| Message | The Citizens Party could be persuaded to allow some regulation of private schools, however we do not believe detentions or expulsions are "oppressive." Therefore, we cannot support this bill. |
| Date | 13:35:56, April 01, 2006 CET | From | Jelbék Zemojad Lofrkad Prta | To | Debating the Education Reform Act (2208) |
| Message | The Democratic Labour Party urges it's parliamentary colleagues to support this bill. The rights of every child must be considered when deciding on the education of Jelbania's people, and this bill goes a long way to assuring that this is done. Private schooling allows a very small minority to gain an unfair advantage in the education system. Also, certain ideological private schools provide an education that is not beneficial to the state. Their regulation is necessary. OOC: I'm from Britain. If I hadn't have put this bill to the vote so early (doh) I would have taken out the no discipline thing. It was going to be a bargain clause :-( |
| Date | 22:26:07, April 01, 2006 CET | From | Centre Démocratique | To | Debating the Education Reform Act (2208) |
| Message | After careful reconsideration, the Citizens Party has decided to support this bill. Our society should ensure that private (religious or otherwise) schools are providing adequate education for our children. And, this banishment of "direct discipline" could be an interesting experiment. |
| Date | 00:40:27, April 02, 2006 CET | From | Jelbék Zemojad Lofrkad Prta | To | Debating the Education Reform Act (2208) |
| Message | The DLP considers this a wise decision! Bravo to the Citizens Party. We shall continue to work for the solidarity of the nation. |
| Date | 00:48:37, April 02, 2006 CET | From | Free Conservative Party | To | Debating the Education Reform Act (2208) |
| Message | Banishment of direct punishment is not would be an interesting experiment. However stupid an idea it is. Let me tell you something. I have never in my life gotten a detention. Why? Because I never broke the rules. This bill will teach our youth that breaking our laws is OK. Even worse, it will turn our children out to be like YOU. I think this is a plot. You wire the public schools to teach kids tolerance and to get along with people who do things they do not aprove of, then regulate private schools to do the same. That is very tolerant of you. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 189 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 157 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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