The Decline of Education in America

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The quality of education given in today's schools has declined since the idea of schools began. Currently students are graduating without being able to read or write. The blame lies on the teachers, government and every American citizen for not speaking up to bring change sooner. Only in the most recent years has there been any will to change the system.(Sharma) It is argued that there are 4 elements critical to the effectiveness of the instructional process: 1. the learner, 2. the teacher, 3. the home, and 4. the academic programs and the physical facilities at the school. These are interdependent and interactive and must function in unison for effective teaching to take place. The teacher's primary responsibility is to help the learner grow intellectually, physically, emotionally, and socially. Therefore, teachers should be competent, dedicated, and committed to the profession of teaching and to the service of the students. Teachers should have adequate academic and professional preparation and the requisite traits of character. Teachers should be respected, appreciated, and sumptuously remunerated to enable them to devote themselves with total concentration to the task of teaching. A home where education is valued contributes in immeasurable ways to the quality of learning of the child. Finally, the school should have innovative, creative, differentiated, and challenging academic programs." For example, if the schools physical facilities aren't in a good, safe condition, the learner will have a hard time learning because his mind will be on his own personal safety and well being. A lot of the inner city schools in the United States are older than the teachers that teach in them. Some schools are so overc... ... middle of paper ... ...hs, References] . Magnusson, Paul. John Dewey, meet Peter Drucker. Business Week. (3457): 74B. 1996 Jan 8. Peak, Martha H. Time for a change. Management Review. 84(9): 25. 1995 Sep. Organizational change. Prescott, Norman. "NVQs and teacher training: A chance for cooperation." Education & Training. 37(2): 16-21. 1995 Ravitch, Diane. Viteritti, Joseph.A new vision for city schools. Public Interest. (122): 3- 16. 1996 Winter Romano, Catherine. "High school-business partnerships: Preparing students for the real world." Management Review. 84(1): 7. 1995 Jan. Schank, Roger. Engines for Education, The Institute for the Learning Sciences. Sharma, C L. Essentials of effective teaching. International Journal of Sociology & Social Policy. 15(6): 68-85. 1995. Teacher Collaboration in Secondary Schools CenterFocus Number 2 / December 1993

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