Education Responsibility Quick-Survey

Children

Who has the primary responsibility for child rearing,

parents or government?

	Five Questions about parental responsibility for education	Please circle one
1	Compulsory attendance: Who should decide the number of days each year a child should attend school, and for how many years?	Parents Government Other
2	Curriculum: Who should decide the academic goals and standards for elemetnary and secondary education?	Parents Government Other
3	Teacher Credentialing: Who has the ultimate responsibility in deciding if a teacher is qualified to teach children?	Parents Government Other
4	School Accreditation: Who should decide whether a school is fit to teach children?	Parents Government Other
5	Financing: How should schools be financed? A. Voluntarily through tuition and charity. B. Requiring "everybody" to pay through taxation. C. Other or a mixture of voluntary and taxation.	Parents -(A) Government - (B) Other - (C)

Note: Use "other" for "BOTH," "UNSURE," "No OPINION," or "OTHER."
Scoring: 20 points for each "Parent," 0 for each "Government," and 10 points for each "Other."
Total score: ___________.

Evaluation:
People who score between zero and 30 want the government to have primary responsibility for deciding child raising issues. They focus on making sure "the right kind of people" are in charge of government bodies. They oppose those who score between 70-100, who think a wholesome society must respect parents' rights to make child raising decisions for their own children.
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Y N	Make sure children do homework.
Y N	Make sure children don’t watch too much TV.
Y N	Bake cookies and cupcakes upon request.
Y N	Support your local PTA.
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