Pros And Cons Of Magnet School

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Education is a beautiful art, but mastering it is a very difficullt task. Determining what school different children should attend, what classes, and what they should learn is difficult to determine. The teachers, along with the parents, have to take several factors into consideration; such as cognitive, developmental, and emotional states. Children learn in all different ways. Some students are very hands on, but some hate using their hands. Some children have to see it, but others work best with verbal or written instructtions. In order to acomidate all students, different programs and schools have been created. STEM and Magnet Schools are an example of our society trying to reach out to all different learners. Both STEM and magnet schools
It was created in the 1990's by Judith A. Ramaley, to dive deeper into the subjects. It brings the four subjects of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics together by using technology to create a way to practice, solve, and apply what has been learned. It was ceated to provide students with eduation and skills that would enable them to begin working directly after high school (Introduction to Teaching, 6th Edition). STEM schools have many pros to them. STEM schools provide greater job potential. In The Rising Popularity of STEM: A Crossroads in Public Education or a Passing Trend, Chen writes, "...The National Science Foundation estimates that 80% of the jobs available during the next decade will require math and science skills. InTech reports that according to 10-year predictions, by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 15 of the 20 fastest growing fields will require significant math and science preparation. The United States must produce workers proficient in these fields to stay at the cutting edge of science and technology throughout the 21st century..." (Chen. 2017). STEM focusses on what the job field is looking for, so they are preparing them to succeed. It provides greater job potential because it allows it's students to develop indenpendence skills, and it also focuses on helping students improve their critical thinking skills. Although overwhelmed with freedom at the begininning,
Each program is different, and so the curiculum is very linient. This causes for difficuty in planing, teaching, and the testing of learned skills. There is no national standard for the STEM education program, and their is also no required teacher certification in these programs (Chen. 2017). It also very difficult to fit career based classes into the normal school day schedule. Participating in internships and longer classes creates a schedule with holes, and has become one of the bigger obstacles (Kauchak and Eggen. Pg.199). Another set back that can be found in both schools is quality and quantity. For these schools to work the way they were created to, the teachers must be skilled in their profession enough to thoroughly teach it. The problem then becomes finding someone who is not only skilled, but also willing to leave their profession to teach. Another issue with STEM and Magnet schools is that it can be very narrow-minded. Both schools build off of passions, but if a student attends with no passion in mind, they may end up dicouraged and left behind. Both schools are very benefitial, but also have their

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