This study is an attempt to interpret the government-published textbook system on the basis of the educational freedom of school teachers. This study also outlines reasons for the need to overcome the power of the government in regard to the school t...
This study is an attempt to interpret the government-published textbook system on the basis of the educational freedom of school teachers. This study also outlines reasons for the need to overcome the power of the government in regard to the school textbook system. First, it discusses the nature of education and the educational freedom of school teachers. The nature of education fosters the growth and development for children, which conforms to the fundamental law of education and the precedent. The educational freedom of school teachers includes the rights to decide on the curriculum permit teachers to protect the rights of children in learning and educational freedom. Second, it examines the legal ground related to the government-published textbook system. Textbook is an educational material that operates the curriculum. Also the textbook system is connected with the self-regulation for the organization and operation of the curriculum. Next, legal provision that directly stipulates the use of government textbook system is Constitution article 31 paragraph 6, fundamental law article 29, and rule on the educational curricular materials. According to these legal provisions, the educational freedom of school teachers is restricted by the government power. Third, the government-published textbook system, which has already been concluded illogical, discusses on the basis of authorship, choice, and employment of the educational curricular materials. It discusses the authorship with academic freedom, choice with the organization for the curriculum, and employment with the leading case on the government-published textbook. As a result, teachers must make their own textbooks for children to protect their rights to learn.