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Section 4

National Curriculum/Assessment
Question 1: How important do you think each of the following is as a way to improve the nation's public schools: very important, quite important, not too important, or not at all important? Establishing a basic curriculum of subject matter or program of courses for all schools Establishing standardized national examinations, based on a national curriculum, that students must pass for grade promotion and for high school graduation (Asked in: 1994.)
[Code: 109-CurNX-1]

Open Education
Question 2: Do you happen to know what is meant by the "open" school concept or idea? If yes: In your own words, how would you describe an "open" school? How do you feel about "open" schools? Do you approve or disapprove of them? (Asked in: 1975.)
[Code: 110-CurOX-2]

Parental Input
Question 3: Do you feel that parents of public school students should have more say, less say, or do they have about the right amount of say regarding the curriculum, i.e., the courses offered? (Asked in: 1987.)
[Code: 111-CurPX-3]

Question 4: Do you feel that parents of public school students should have more say, less say, or do they have about the right amount of say regarding instructional materials? (Asked in: 1987.)
[Code: 112-CurPX-4]

Question 5: Do you feel that parents of public school students should have more say, less say, or do they have about the right amount of say regarding the books placed in school libraries? (Asked in: 1987.)
[Code: 113-CurPX-5]

Religious Education
Question 6: The public schools in America are constitutionally prohibited from teaching any particular religion. Would you favor or oppose nondevotional instruction about various world religions in the public schools in your community? (Asked in: 1994.)
[Code: 83-CurRX-6]

Required Community Service
Question 7: Would you favor or oppose a requirement for high school graduation that all students in the local public schools perform some kind of community service? (Asked in: 1996.)
[Code: 114-CurRX-7]

Required Core Courses
Question 8: Please look over this card, which lists high school subjects. If you were the one to decide, what subjects would you require every public high school student who plans to go on to college to take? What about those not planning to go on to college? Mathematics English History/U.S. government Science Computer training Geography Career education Business education Foreign language Health education Physical education Vocation training Art Music (Asked in: 1990.)
[Code: 115-CurRX-8]

Requiring a National Curriculum
Question 9: Would you favor or oppose requiring the schools in your community to use a standardized national curriculum? (Asked in: 2002.)
[Code: 118-CurRX-9]

Satisfaction with Curriculum
Question 10: Now, thinking about your oldest child in school (elementary, junior or senior high -- not college): Do you think he (she) is learning the things you believe he (she) should be learning? (Asked in: 1973.)
[Code: 119-CurSX-10]

Question 11: Do you think your child is learning the things you believe he or she should be learning? (Asked in: 1983.)
[Code: 474-CurSX-11]

Question 12: Which of the following statements best describes how you feel about the elementary schools in your community? The elementary schools not changing quickly enough. The elementary schools are changing too quickly. The elementary schools in my community do not need to change. (Asked in: 2014.)
[Code: 984-CurSX-12]

Question 13: Which of the following statements best describes how you feel about the middle/junior high schools and high schools in your community? The secondary schools not changing quickly enough. The secondary schools are changing too quickly. The secondary schools in my community do not need to change. (Asked in: 2014.)
[Code: 985-CurSX-13]

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POLL RESULTS

National Curriculum/Assessment
Question 1: How important do you think each of the following is as a way to improve the nation's public schools: very important, quite important, not too important, or not at all important? 1) Establishing a basic curriculum of subject matter or program of courses for all schools; 2) Establishing standardized national examinations, based on a national curriculum, that students must pass for grade promotion and for high school graduation. (Asked in: 1994.)
[Code: 109-CurNX-1]

Open Education
Question 2: Do you happen to know what is meant by the "open" school concept or idea? If yes: In your own words, how would you describe an "open" school? How do you feel about "open" schools? Do you approve or disapprove of them? (Asked in: 1975.)
[Code: 110-CurOX-2]

Parental Input
Question 3: Do you feel that parents of public school students should have more say, less say, or do they have about the right amount of say regarding the curriculum, i.e., the courses offered? (Asked in: 1987.)
[Code: 111-CurPX-3]

Question 4: Do you feel that parents of public school students should have more say, less say, or do they have about the right amount of say regarding instructional materials? (Asked in: 1987.)
[Code: 112-CurPX-4]

Question 5: Do you feel that parents of public school students should have more say, less say, or do they have about the right amount of say regarding the books placed in school libraries? (Asked in: 1987.)
[Code: 113-CurPX-5]

Religious Education
Question 6: The public schools in America are constitutionally prohibited from teaching any particular religion. Would you favor or oppose nondevotional instruction about various world religions in the public schools in your community? (Asked in: 1994.)
[Code: 83-CurRX-6]

Required Community Service
Question 7: Would you favor or oppose a requirement for high school graduation that all students in the local public schools perform some kind of community service? (Asked in: 1996.)
[Code: 114-CurRX-7]

Required Core Courses
Question 8: Please look over this card, which lists high school subjects. If you were the one to decide, what subjects would you require every public high school student who plans to go on to college to take? What about those not planning to go on to college? Mathematics English History/U.S. government Science Computer training Geography Career education Business education Foreign language Health education Physical education Vocation training Art Music (Asked in: 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1990.)
[Code: 115-CurRX-8]

Requiring a National Curriculum
Question 9: Would you favor or oppose requiring the schools in your community to use a standardized national curriculum? (Asked in: 2002.)
[Code: 118-CurRX-9]

Satisfaction with Curriculum
Question 10: Now, thinking about your oldest child in school (elementary, junior or senior high - not college): Do you think he (she) is learning the things you believe he (she) should be learning? (Asked in: 1973.)
[Code: 119-CurSX-10]

Question 11: Do you think your child is learning the things you believe he or she should be learning? (Asked in: 1983.)
[Code: 474-CurSX-11]

Question 12: Which of the following statements best describes how you feel about the elementary schools in your community? Elementary schools are not changing quickly enough. Elementary schools are changing too quickly. The elementary schools in my community do not need to change. (Asked in: 2014.)
[Code: 984-CurSX-12]

Question 13: Which of the following statements best describes how you feel about the middle/junior high schools and high schools in your community? Secondary schools are not changing quickly enough. Secondary schools are changing too quickly. The secondary schools in my community do not need to change. (Asked in: 2014.)
[Code: 985-CurSX-13]

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