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Bill: Real Achievment in Education Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: New Passive Militarist Party
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: March 2252
Description[?]:
| For too long, standardized testing has been used to measure the achievement of pupils throughout the Empire. Many bright students who simply don't "test well" have been denied well-deserved opportunities, and many underachievers who simply know how to "work the system" have received undeserved honors. It is time to change this. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change National Curriculum
Old value:: invalid choice
Current: There is a National Curriculum which all schools are obliged to follow.
Proposed: invalid choice
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 13:08:44, July 06, 2006 CET | From | VBS Party | To | Debating the Real Achievment in Education Act |
| Message | Hmm, difficult one Creativity is important, but I don't think an educational system is able to teach it And creativity doesn't give you the skills to learn a profession and work |
| Date | 13:18:34, July 06, 2006 CET | From | Imperial Democratic Coalition | To | Debating the Real Achievment in Education Act |
| Message | Well, the IPP's opinion doesn't really count at the moment, but our preference is a middle ground. We'd like an option that gives all three - student creativity, standardised testing and practical work testing - a roughly equal degree of importance. |
| Date | 13:30:04, July 06, 2006 CET | From | Imperial Party of Selucian | To | Debating the Real Achievment in Education Act |
| Message | Well, the crux is only these both option are available. The IPS too, would have a mixture between the two possibilities. |
| Date | 06:21:27, July 07, 2006 CET | From | New Passive Militarist Party | To | Debating the Real Achievment in Education Act |
| Message | This option allows for standardized testing, but it places creativity in a place of greater importance. Creativity does tend (VBS) to be a greater measure of one's intelligence than the circle one chooses to fill in with a #2 pencil, plus "creativity" does not merely cover artistic ability, but also the ability to come up with unique solutions to problems and more generally, to "think outside of the box." The encouragement and recognition of such abilities would do our beloved empire a much greater service than the one currently provided. |
| Date | 16:30:25, July 07, 2006 CET | From | VBS Party | To | Debating the Real Achievment in Education Act |
| Message | Indeed, you're right But I prefer to have my car fixed by someone that learned how to fix cars and not by someone who can solve problems in a creative manner. Therefor, the VBS Party cannot accept this |
| Date | 04:53:58, July 09, 2006 CET | From | New Passive Militarist Party | To | Debating the Real Achievment in Education Act |
| Message | Of course, the person who fixes your car may not have learned how to at all, but rather learned to take a test. Someone who can solve problems in a creative manner is also more able to quickly diagnose and fix your car problems. The proposed system rewards intelligence, not lackidasical button-pushing. ============================ We're going to a vote with this now... |
| Date | 14:35:31, July 09, 2006 CET | From | VBS Party | To | Debating the Real Achievment in Education Act |
| Message | Well, at least my car-mechanic has learned what button to press, while a creative spirit didn't learn that at school. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 366 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 239 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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