I do not think that students can be given the autonomy to decide their own curriculum, as not all of them have the responsibility and the attitude needed to decide their curriculum.
There are students who can handle the privilege of deciding their own education, but what happens to those students that cannot handle it? For example, if a lazy student gets the power to decide the lessons he can take, he will just take the easiest lessons. This will not be beneficial to his future, as he cannot find a job in the future, as no company would want him. Therefore, students should not be given the power to decide their education.
Also, students should have a balanced education to open up more job options for them in the future. If students
only focus on their favorite subject and prepare for their dream job, their future career options will be very limited. If they cannot get those jobs, then they will have to learn more skills, which means that their previous education was wasted. Thus, education should not be decided by students.
There is an advantage of students that decide their own curriculum, which is that they will have more interest in that subject that they had chosen, which will be beneficial for their education as they will have more passion for learning. However, this will limit their job options and if they cannot get a job in that field, will waste their previous learning, which is what I have stated earlier.
Ultimately, I feel that partial control can be given to students who have been proven to have the responsibility to handle it, as this will allow them to prepare for their dream jobs earlier, while still giving them a balanced education.
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