Mccarthyism Vs Conformity Essay

Many nations around the world have created a national school curriculum. This means that every high school student will read the same texts, and learn the same material. Yet, high school students in the United States do not follow this trend. American high school classes can read texts that vary significantly to that of others. Some urge the U.S. to adopt the national English curriculum to create a more universal knowledge base. It is this student’s opinion that the United States is founded on the principles of individuality and innovation. We are all about our freedom, our freedom to choose who leads us, our freedom of speech, and our freedom of the press as examples. Let us look at a society focused on individuality against a society focused
Conformity is equal to a literary canon. According to Source A, a literary canon is “an authoritative list”, “a basis for judgment; standard; criteria.” There is sound reasoning for creating and valuing an authoritative list. However, this list is outdated immediately after it is printed, as society changes. The list must continually adapt to remain relevant to today’s youth. Additionally, Source A says “And that is why, of course, it matters that so few women writes have managed to gain entrance to such anthologies.” So, like a mandatory national reading list, it must adapt and evolve to hold purpose in today’s educational system. The classrooms of the United States are filled with students of different social, cultural and economic backgrounds. This means that each student enters the learning environment with a different perspective. In Source E states, “Her research indicated that culturally authentic children’s literature enhances language development and thought processes of African-American children.” In other words, students find books written about and to them more relatable. If we look at the idea of individuality as it relates to literary canon, we see that they do not seem to coexist in today’s