Ayn Rand Included on A-Level Curriculum in UK – The Objective Standard

The 2017 curriculum for A-Level Politics, which is taught in secondary and pre-university schools in the United Kingdom, will include Ayn Rand and her ideas, reports a press release from the Ayn Rand Institute:

A-level specifications require students to know and understand the core ideas and principles of liberalism, socialism, conservatism and other political ideologies. Rand will be incorporated into the conservatism segment of the curriculum alongside other intellectual giants.

The secondary and pre-university curriculum is for students aged sixteen to eighteenan ideal age range for students first encounter with Rands ideas. And the context in which the schools will present her ideas appears to be quite favorable as well.

According to the UK Department for Educations guidelines, Rands ideas are to be studied in conjunction with those of several important and highly influential thinkers. A-level specifications must require students to know and understand:

Liberalism

Conservatism

Socialism

Despite various misclassifications (e.g., Rand under conservatism, Rawls under liberalism), this is a good set of thinkers with which to contrast Rand. If the schools present both her and their ideas accurately, Rand will shine, and active-minded UK students will be beautifully enlightened in the process.

Although government has no legitimate business running schools, insofar as it does run schools, it should include Rands works in the curricula. Kudos to the United Kingdom for taking this big step forward.

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Ayn Rand Included on A-Level Curriculum in UK - The Objective Standard