Amino123

Hi guys, I have been accepted on to the Msc Economic Policy program at the Erasmus School of Economics. I was wondering if anyone else has also had an offer? Has anyone already graduated from the University? What is the course like, and what were your job prospects afterwards? Regards, Amino

Thank you guys for taking the time to comment, this is way more feedback than I could have asked for! I'll take that on board . I feel like my biggest challenge when I was writing this was thinking up a range of varied and in-depth reasons to support my thesis. Hopefully I'll get better with practise. Thanks again.

A nation should require all of its students to study the same national curriculum until they enter college. Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the recommendation and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, describe specific circumstances in which adopting the recommendation would or would not be advantageous and explain how these examples shape your position. 'Education, Education, Education' was once the (successful) punchline of Tony Blair's political campaign and across the world education remains the forefront of policy. With exception to certain countries in the middle east, perhaps, the single most important determinant of a country's success on the social and economic front is the education, governed by the national curriculum, of the resulting labour force. The statement assumes that education should remain equal across the country until college; a correct assumption an approach that many nations, such as England, have exercised and for good reason. With the same national curriculum, students begin on an equal playing field from which the more talented students can be identified. Challenging subjects such as Mathematics, Science and also English in particular are areas that form the foundations of further educational development and therefore it is fundamental that these are studied by all students. Students that excel in these areas are then more attractive to employers and those that aren't then have a solid foundation to build upon. Conversely, many people, including myself in many algebra classes, have argued that the skills and knowledge gained from certain subjects in the curriculum will not be utilised elsewhere other than the classroom. Trigonometry, the interior of plants, and chemical reactions are all examples of topics that will be of no use to many once in the real world. This brings to question the concept of opportunity cost. Could the time have been better spent learning more applicable and real life skills? With that in mind, colleges and employers aren't looking for superior knowledge on trigonometry but rather the individuals ability to understand and adapt complex subject matter. This is an important skill which can be applied to all college courses and professions and one that is truly tested on by the national curriculum. The national curriculum itself may evolve over time but there is no doubt that all students should study the same national curriculum until College. It provides a solid basis of knowledge and skills on various fronts from which students can then choose to specialise.