What’s the one thing that your parents always tell you? Get an education. We have heard it over and over again. You need a good education to get anywhere in this world. An education is the one thing my parents made sure that my brother and I had. They made sure we were at school on time everyday and ready to learn. My parents want me to have the best education that I can, but going to school in America is anything but the best.
You would think that America being number one in almost everything; education would be at the top of that list. Well compared to other countries in the world it really sucks. The Asian educational system is among the top in the world. They are the leaders in math and sciences. Do you know why? They care. They want an education. In the year two thousand the United States of America was ranked fifteenth in the world in literacy of fifteen-year-old children behind France, South Korea, and Japan among others. (Insert source here)That is nowhere near where we need to be. In America we are taught that we can do whatever we want. That may be true, but you still need an education. Some people don’t realize this and think that they can just mess around in school and get by. For the most part this tactic works. Teachers and parents are caring less and less all the time. If a student wants to be successful he can work hard and get good grades and get into a good school. On the other hand if a student doesn’t really care its still ok because nobody else really cares either. People in America just don’t care anymore. They act like they do, but most people could give a crap.
Why is the educational system in America in such bad shape? Everyone is always pointing fingers so now it’s my turn. First off teachers. Teachers are now just passing kids just to get rid of them even though they don’t know the material. Teachers are not regulated like they should be. Nobody checks to see if they are teaching right. They just assume that everything is fine and if a student doesn’t get something it must be their fault and not the teachers. They use the text book more that they do their brains. I think that not only should the students have to take tests, but the teachers should have to take some sort of competencies test in their area of teaching also. That way we know if they are qualified to teach ...
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...the American education system. Perhaps that’s why we suck so bad.
How can we improve or better the American education system. Well for one; parents just need to get more involved. Ask their kids questions. Check out what they are doing on their homework. Listen to problems and try to help fix them. Kids just need to focus. Instead of finding out where the alcohol is going to be on Friday night they should be setting up study groups to find out how to solve math equations and physics formulas. Some people just need to get over the fact that they can do well in school and still be cool. Teachers need to start teaching. Not just trying to get a paycheck. I know thats why they are there, but at least teach something. All we need to do is try just a little bit harder. Put just a little more effort into it an we can be the best. It may take a while for us to get up to the top, but when we do it will be very rewarding.
The American education system is in very bad shape right now, and will continue to get worse if we don’t do something about it. With a little time and patience it can all work out.
Education is the process of gaining knowledge, reasoning, and judgment that is passed on from generation to generation. The U.S provides an education system where their is no child is left behind. Every child in the U.S has the chance to get an education through public schools. Pre- K through k-12 is provided in public schools. All children have the opportunity of an education through the U.S system. As a country the U.S spends more money on education than any other country. Even though the U.S spends more money than any other country, it is still not the number one best education system. The U.S education system has many positive sides to it but at the same time it has some flaws. The U.S education system is not the most successful system in the world due to: teachers are not doing their jobs, standardized testing has become a big problem, and technology has it downsides on the U.S education system due to the wrong use.
President Ronald Reagan once described America as, “A Nation at Risk,” He was addressing this statement to the education department thirty years ago and meant it as a wake-up call. He was aware that the United States was falling behind in education and needed to take action in order to prevent the demise of the country. Reagan correctly predicted the grim fate of America if education did not see improvement. Today, research finds that American education is failing to provide the necessary skills to succeed in college and various careers. The quality of education in America is a growing issue and every year graduate students are finding it more difficult to obtain high paying jobs and start his or her career. According to studies conducted globally, the curriculum in America is not as advanced and years behind international schools in countries such as China and Japan. There is much controversy in government over what can be done to reverse the situation in public schools but possible solutions that have been suggested are hiring more qualified teachers, more classroom time, and investing more money into education.
The U.S. education system is a flawed one, but not many people like to think about that. After all, we are America, “the best country in the world”, some would say. How can we be the best while simultaneously admitting our flaws? Our test scores are behind those of other countries, on top of the fact that students in U.S. classrooms are simply not learning at the level they should be. That is where it is important to take a step back and examine our country’s education system at a deeper level, just as Amanda Ripley does in her book, The Smartest Kids in the World. She gets the first-person perspectives from the students themselves, asking them the difficult question of “If you don’t understand something, what do you do?” She then adds, “In
It is safe to say that the current education system in the United States does not help create a good workforce, it does not help students meet their goals and it does not do a good job in creating good citizens. The current education system is not able to do this because not everyone is about to get a higher education, it is not practical, and a college education and grades are not good factors/indicators in determining a person’s success. Yes, the education system is better here than in other areas, but there are a few things that need to be worked on.
Education in America has really transformed into something bigger. Back in the early 1700s, we were only starting to adapt the idea of our children having the education that they need. This has led to reforms in the teachings of teachers, the education rights of women, the education rights of blacks, and the percentage in which children are attending schools and colleges. Currently, not only do we have schools in the northeast of the U.S., but we also have schools and universities in every city in our country. Education is now widely known and it still continues to grow and change every day.
There seems to be obvious differences in the education system all over America. It caters the upper class majority and it is biased to the ones that serve the lower and middle class minority. There is a strong undercurrent of racial inequality in today's school systems that negatively affect the quality of education that its students receive. A schools potential to give a proper education often depends on the perspective economic, and social, or perhaps the racial backgrounds of its students.
The greatest country in the world still has problems evenly distributing education to its youth. The articles I have read for this unit have a common theme regarding our education system. The authors illustrate to the reader about the struggles in America concerning how we obtain and education. Oppression, politics, racism, and socioeconomic status are a few examples of what is wrong with our country and its means of delivering a fair education to all Americans.
Since we established our first schools in America, we have been in a constant state of change. We have progressed from schools made purely to teach young white boys the bible so that they could become preachers, to schools that allow women, to schools that are made to prepare everyone for their future. Even though we have had an abundance of good change, we have also had an abundance of bad change. Education Reform, in concept, is a great idea. Society is changing so our schools should be changing at the same rate. Our schools are struggling and we need to work towards reforming them for the better. The problem is, this reform is being put in place and decided by people who have never taught a day in their life. There are many different examples of reforms put in place by people who have never taught, that are failing out students. No Child Left Behind, Common Core State Standards, Race to the Top, and other reforms are all examples of these failures. We need to look back on the mistakes that we have made through these reforms, and use this knowledge to improve future reform.
Americans strive toward having the best education system in the world. There are even lists published each year naming the best and worst schools in the country. The flaws in the education system become unveiled upon a close inspection of the nation’s worst schools. The natural competitiveness of Americans pushes the culture into attempting to fix any flaws through the agenda of education reform. Education reform is currently a hot-button issue, with an exponential number of proposed solutions. One particular solution to America’s education crisis is the proposal of equally funded schools.
...received is decent enough to get them by, then that is what they will take. If the people of this country change their mindsets, this country will eventually have a more successful education system. There are many things that I learned from this reading, and many things that I was reassured on. Our country’s education system struggles a lot compared to other countries. We have an abundance of resources to further our education, but they are not used to challenge and prepare students to the best future they can have. As much as our country does not like to point fingers and place the blame on people, I think that it is quite obvious that the school systems as a whole, including teachers, parents and students are to blame. This country lacks the drive that other countries have in schools and we will be set back from other countries until we begin to change this.
Throughout the 20th and 21st centuries, the American educational system has undergone much transition in response to our changing society. Though there have been many problems raised throughout the years in regard to what our school systems should be teaching our children, there have also been many developments.
First, Americas educational system the way it is now is a joke. I'm trying to say that in the least offensive way I can, but the truth hurts. In the words of a great actor “ We are 7th in literacy, 27th in math and 22nd in science” This country used to kick butt. We were the leaders. Why the slippery slope because we belittled everything like how important it is to have an education. We are all at fault for belittling education like teasing a fellow classmate for knowing the answer to a question or calling them...
The United States has proven to be a world leader with their powerful military, democratic government, and stringent foreign policies. There is one category however, the United States struggles to be number one in, education. As shocking as this may sound, the public school system in America is not superior to other developing countries. I have witnessed this scandalous phenomena firsthand, engrossed in the public school system from kindergarten to freshman year of high school. The student body and the school administration is morphing into a nonproductive system with a zombie-like attitude. American students lack academic drive and curiosity compared to European and Asian countries because the standard for academic success is constantly lowered. Americans must reform the school system and change their perspective on how important an education is to the rest of the world.
We all can agree that the American Education System is not perfect. We have too many classes that are unnecessary and just causing more problems for our children. Classes such as Algebra are holding back student’s full potential by giving them a hard class that they probably won’t need in the future. There are other necessary classes that should replace ones such as Algebra. There should be a class in which children learn how to take over the world ( or at least a country)
Education is the backbone of most nations. Proper teaching to students ensure things such as better technology, better fund distributions, running operations like businesses, military training, and the government. Sadly, our nation is very low on the ladder when it comes to education. Students First has pointed out that most children are reading below their grade level, are respectively the 20th and 27th best nation when it comes to Math and Science, and there is no signifigant change. Americans are however getting an education, though lower than against other nations America still are able to make a living with their lives. There is much needed improvement, but at least Americans are not completely ignorant. Citizens can make a living with their lives and though not as intelligent as someone from Korea or Japan there is no way to dispute that our education system is doing