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Has the introduction of the Montessori method to pre-school education improved the pre-school system?

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Do Montessori-educated pre-schoolers fare better in language and math skills over other young scholars who have not been through the Montessori method?

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Does pre-school education equip students and prepare them for the rigours of primary schooling or rather give them a play school environment that makes it more difficult for them to conform to the needs of primary school?

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What are the advantages gained by students who go to pre-school over those that do not?

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Should pre-schooling be mandatory for all children as primary schooling is?

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Is it more advantageous for children to go to pre-school between the ages of 18 – 24 months instead of at four years?

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Children who attend pre-schools are better equipped to handle social situations when compared to those who have not attended pre-school

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Should pre-schooling contain tests that measure the knowledge gained by students starting from a tender age of two years?

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Should pre-school education consist more of language, math and motor skill acquisition or character formation?

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Are the current students to teacher ratios in the pre-school system sufficient or should it be increased?

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Should primary school education consist of money management techniques and business studies?

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Should emphasis laid on language and math studies be lowered to ensure that more kids are able to keep up with the curriculum?

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Does the Montessori method of teaching benefit children below the age of twelve more than traditional schooling methods?

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Should primary schools reduce their dependence on testing to measure performance levels?

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Is it wise to lower standards to ensure that students pass instead of increasing the support provided to failing students to meet the existing standards?

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Are the current courses taught in primary schools more suited to the industrial age rather than the information age?

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Should primary school students be allowed more independent study than is currently allowed?

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Should there be more emphasis on environment preservation and energy conservation and green living a part mandatory primary school curriculum?

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Should learning be allowed to be more self-directed in traditional primary schools as it is under the Montessori method of teaching?

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Is the formal primary education presently available to students of lesser value than the primary education that was available to their parents over two decades or so ago?

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Should standardised testing be completely eliminated in the secondary schooling system?

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Should wealth management and entrepreneurship related courses be offered to high school students over courses such as history and geography etc.?

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Should schools focus more on personality and character formation more than on academic education?

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Is it more beneficial to have apprenticeship programs and vocational training programs in high schools than outside of the schooling system?

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Is gender segregation of the schooling system beneficial?

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Do male students fare better when they are among same gender counterparts rather than co-ed counterparts?

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Should schools be segregated by race and do the benefits of such a scheme far outweigh the disadvantages?

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Is it more beneficial to put students who consistently make failing grades with high achievers so they do better and achieve higher scores?

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Should there be less emphasis on language and math skills in high schools and more emphasis on today’s pressing issues such as environment protection and resource conservation?

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Should religious education be reintroduced to the schooling system to increase racial and religious tolerance?