[The Bacon Guy]

Quote by: new Why would achient myths (Greek Mythology) be more important than actual history? Such as King Arthur,

Uh...you might want to read up a little on King Arthur.

Quote by: new For example, for the books to be read for English could be any of twenty or thirty which you want to vote for. When tallied up take five or so and allow the kids to decide wich book they want to read. You see the schools can choose a wide seletion, the parents can limit it to what they think is important, and the kids still get some choice. This way as many people as possible are happy with the choices.

Trouble with that ethos is that school isn't there to make people happy; it's there to help them to learn useful skills. You can't expect kids or parents to know which book is the most useful in learning the subject or the skills associated with it.

Then there's the fact that kids must be prepared for external examinations. There's no point in teaching kids the history of Ancient Greece if the exam is going to ask about Ancient Rome. The only way round this would be to have exams tailored to each student's particular learning, rather than the other way round. This would be totally impractical.