The American Education System

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.