Although the central education authority has always been responsible for

formulating the education programs at school in most countries, many

people argue that teachers, parents and students should also be involved in
this process. In my opinion, the authorities should continue to make these
decisions.
Since teachers and students are the people who follow and apply the school
curriculums, they can easily realize the weaknesses and limitations of them.
For example, teachers and students find it difficult to keep both mental and
physical healthy in a healthy way when the number of lessons in the
program per week is overloaded. Therefore, if their outlook can be used to
modify the curriculum, such problems about health would be thoroughly
solved. In addition, the democracy in allowing students to take part in the
process of designing school curriculum also motivate their interest and
passion in school as they can decide which subjects or lessons are suitable
for them.
However, I believe that the central education authority would have better
view on deciding school curriculums based on the urgent needs in different
countries. They have more power, time and human resources to build the
curriculum upon studies, research and experiment collected by all scientists
and experts from different fields. For instance, developing countries would
require more majors and lessons in economy as they want to keep up with
developed countries as quickly as possible. Moreover, the authorities can
ensure that the curriculum provide students with practical skills that are not
only help them in having a good career prospects but also impress the
employers when applying for a job.
In conclusion, each individual or organization plays different but essential
role in education system, yet I think that it would be more beneficial to
leave this “ deciding job” to the authorities as they know what is the best for
their country now and in the future.
Huong Giang (313 words)