Repeal “The Early Learning Act”
A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.
Category: Repeal | Resolution: #230 | Proposed by: The Black Hat Guy
The General Assembly,
Sympathizing with the desire to promote education in all nations;
Realizing that “demand among parents and guardians for early learning facilities” as specified in Clause 1 of the target resolution, can be unreasonable, and the resolution provides no redress to ensure that the demand among parents and guardians that is fulfilled is reasonable and beneficial, thus opening avenues for abuse such as:Further Realizing that the inability of a nation to meet every demand without subsequent deterioration of other priorities makes the target resolution improperly burdensome;
- The use of early learning as a free long term care center,
- The demand for excessive numbers of teachers, establishments, or other resources that the government cannot reasonably provide,
- The demand to teach in sparsely populated areas or disaster zones in which it would be excessively onerous to provide access to early learning
- The teaching of children that are too young to benefit from early learning;
Understanding that conventional education is also important, and this resolution may force member nations to reduce necessary funds from conventional education in order to meet the demands for early learning;
Concerned that many of the guidelines established by the resolution are unnecessarily strict and lead to unintended consequences, notably:Regretting that this resolution reduces standards of education in member nations;
- Teaching styles differ by nation, by culture, and over time, and thus focusing on "five key areas" prohibit nations from specializing their programs to their individual needs,
- The teaching of children with special needs, who may learn differently and need different guidance that is not recognized by the resolution and is restricted by the aforementioned "five key areas", which must be adhered to even when detrimental,
- The requirement that early learning be held in "settings outside the home or family", which precludes the possibility of family members aiding in early learning;
Believing that individual nations can create and maintain their own early learning facilities to a much better standard if this resolution is repealed;
Hereby repeals GA #230, “The Early Learning Act”.
Co-authored by [nation=short]The Dourian Embassy[/nation]
The target resolution, while well intended, has many flaws highlighted in this repeal that make the resolution overall detrimental to the education of many nations. While this is not my main reason for repeal, I added a small NatSov bit at the end to appease that faction, while attempting to word it in such a way that it does not imply that a different act could not do better (though I have no personal plans to pass one).
I'm aware that this has been attempted before, but I think that it's time to give it another go. The previous repeal had a few clauses that were simply based on false assumptions, and I think this one provides a better argument for the repeal.
This is a first draft, and I hope to improve it as time goes on. Thoughts, comments, concerns, questions?